The Hegseth "incident."

[Tom-K]

At least he doesnt, "like um' young."

[Jolly]

Bottom line...Can he do the job?

Lots of people in the North thought Lincoln was nuts for appointing Grant.

[jon-nyc]

It’s notable that both he and Trump cheated on W1 with W2, and cheated on W2 with W3.

That seems to be a pretty exclusive club. Seems like to be W3 of such a guy has to come with a little resignation that you’re bound to be cheated on also. Perhaps even with W4 if the guy’s young enough

[LuFins Dad]

I think whether it’s Hegseth or not, the result will be the same. A radical reorganization of the command and officer corps in the military. The military will go back from DEI and become more of a merit based organization, and the #1 merit will be making the other team dead, dead, dead.

[Copper]

@LuFins-Dad said in The Hegseth "incident.":

The military will go back from DEI

I don't know about that.

Do we want the Russians or Chinese to have more DEI than us?

[Tom-K]

@jon-nyc said in The Hegseth "incident.":

It’s notable that both he and Trump cheated on W1 with W2, and cheated on W2 with W3.

That seems to be a pretty exclusive club. Seems like to be W3 of such a guy has to come with a little resignation that you’re bound to be cheated on also. Perhaps even with W4 if the guy’s young enough

So the question is: can we trust him? Obviously, his wives couldn't and they were right.

If he can break one oath, he can break another. That's just the kind of guy he is.

[George K]

@Tom-K said in The Hegseth "incident.":

If he can break one oath, he can break another.

Give that man a cigar.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Bottom line...Can he do the job?

Actually, the question is whether there are people available who can do the job better than him.

If Trump's main prerequisite for picking him is because he thinks he'll be unquestionably loyal, then maybe his inability to remain faithful to his various wives is actually quite a big deal.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in The Hegseth "incident.":

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Bottom line...Can he do the job?

Actually, the question is whether there are people available who can do the job better than him.

If Trump's main prerequisite for picking him is because he thinks he'll be unquestionably loyal, then maybe his inability to remain faithful to his various wives is actually quite a big deal.

I think loyalty is a component. I also think the guy's view of what the military needs to be, plays a huge part. This is a guy with two bronze stars, so he's no perfumed prince. So, in that area, he's a true believer.

The problem is the wimmen.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

The problem is the wimmen.

Seems like that's true of a few of Trump's picks. I'd guess the levels of narcissism are higher than average in that little group.

[Jolly]

Yet, the narcissist just pulled off maybe the biggest comeback in American politics.

Ever.

So, there's something there. Maybe it's just the economy. Or maybe the country likes a fighter and is tired of the legacy media blowing smoke up their ass. Or feels like lawfare is unfair and unAmerican.

And if his opposition doesn't get their head out their ass and figure out why the guy got elected, they may get a chance to live with the narcissists policies for the next decade.