Trump47 Cabinet Picks & First 100 Days Agenda

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p5mmr9 said:
This is such a damning clip. ASEAN is the future of our military focus (outside our numerous issues with eastern Europe). Not understanding this alliance should be an automatic disqualifier for anyone interested in being Sec Def.
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But see…not knowing stuff is how one becomes an agent of change.
He’s not there to just keep doing what all the eggheads have been doing.
He’s got a tattoo! And a drinking problem! Deal with it, nerd!
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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I don’t think it will. Rooting out wokeness and instilling a new culture would be hard enough but restoring the ship building capability, improving / modernizing our nuclear capability, incorporating the newest forms in technology into our weapons systems, fixing Biden’s broken recruiting, and passing a financial audit are individually massive initiatives. Combined I think it makes it one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Of course, if he picks the right people much can be done.
 
Enigma94 said:
The hypocrisy of constantly squealing about how the most qualified person must be the one who gets every job followed by nominating the most objectively unqualified person to ever be put forward to run the military of all things is just stunning. They squeal about how the mere appearance of not having the best person possible when nominating KBJ for the Supreme Court is disqualifying regardless of her credentials, then set about making excuses for why Hegseth is ok despite having almost none.
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By this point you could make a powerful argument that Trumpers attacking DEI for "unqualified" or "incompetent" hires is just another example of GOP projection. Judging from Trump's second cabinet it would appear that it's white male Trumpers who aren't qualified for the positions they're getting, and they're getting them only because Republicans vote lock-step for them no matter what.
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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Yes - maybe the bureaucracy can "basically run" itself - however the Secretary of Defense truly matters. It isn't a meaningless bureaucratic position with no real responsibility. I suggest all listen to that Woodward anecdote.
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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Ah yes, the same "he really won't be all that bad or cause that much damage" argument used by Zen. It's really telling when Trumpers have to resort to the "he won't be THAT bad - how much damage could he really do?" argument.
 
I went to a conference a couple years ago in NYC. One of the most interesting events was a speaker who was a retired army general.
He was then working for JPMorgan. A lot of the focus was on geopolitical events around the world, cyber security, etc.
He didn’t strike me as a person who was “woke.” But he did speak about DEI.
I’m going to put a lot more credence in what he said than someone who say, never spent a day in the military nor achieved the type of success this man had.
I’ll give one small example. He actually knows what DEI is and what it isn’t.
 
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p5mmr9 said:


Yes - maybe the bureaucracy can "basically run" itself - however the Secretary of Defense truly matters. It isn't a meaningless bureaucratic position with no real responsibility. I suggest all listen to that Woodward anecdote.
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Pete can just have some bureaucrat make the call.
 
Callatoroy said:
Facts? Where are all these people who have accused him? Who carried him to his room? Why don’t these people come forward (and there would be hundreds) if what “sources” claim are true. Usually there are lots of people at parties. Maybe they have come forward and aren’t anonymous anymore but I haven’t seen them.
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You mean like his mom?
 
He said/she said stories are always tough to know exactly what the truth is.
But I read accounts of the police report and one thing in there rang true for me.
When a hotel worker asked Hegseth to lower his voice at 1:30am, an inebriated Hegseth replied, “I have freedom of speech!”
That definitely happened.
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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Then why the consternation about Biden being senile? I mean, the US government can basically run itself with its immense bureaucracy. But I thought that's what Trump & Co. are hellbent on getting rid of? Drain the swamp and all that.

Ramrouser: We have an immense bureaucracy that can keep things chugging along, even in the face of an incompetent leader

Maga: Let's get rid of it!!

Ramrouser: Sounds good to me, you've got my vote!
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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“There are safety nets to keep a clearly unqualified person in charge from fucking everything up,” is not a good reason to put that person in charge.

Ask yourself this: of the people close enough to the president, and all of the unqualified people below him, who are going to be the adults in the room who keeps them from, well, “fucking everything up?”

Because I honestly couldn’t tell you.
 
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Ramrouser said:
After Pete’s calm, collected and passionate testimony today he will be confirmed as our next Secretary of Defense. He was a great lead off batter for the Trump administration. Senator Ernst just announced she would be voting for Pete.

Disagree he’s unqualified for the job. It’s not like Pete will not be without a team to run the Department. He’s there as a change agent to instill a new culture in the Pentagon.

Next batter up....
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Every poster here, including yourself, knows this bullshit.
 
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