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Making it personal is the last resort of the clueless. You've got nothing.

Maybe that's something that American kids learn in grade school. But clearly that person whose post I was replying to clearly didn't. Not everyone has had the benefit of an American education. So I explained it to him in a courteous, dispassionate way. Collins vs Yellin concerns whether or not Congress has the power to appoint an executive to an agency that is part of the Executive branch. What does it have to do with the power of the head of the executive branch to unilaterally dismantle govt departments created by Congress? And what does it have to do with the executive branch refusing to faithfully execute the laws? And what those grade school children learned, and you apparently did not, is that the Federalist Papers preceded the Constitution. In the Federalist papers, various persons explored ideas about what the nature of government , it's structure, and its limitations should be. Many of those ideas did wind up being incorporated into the Constitution.So while Hamilton was voicing his opinion, it is not a dissertation or an explanation of what is found in the Constitution. Just his opinion of what it should embody. Unless you believe that Hamilton was a time traveler. As for your comment "Mr. Krugman asserts meretricious behavior on the part of Trump"... Well, for one thing, we already see repeated lies from Musk's people about what they are finding. Also, why violate the Constitution in order to look for Govt waste and fraud? As Krugman pointed out, we've seen this kind of behavior elsewhere and what it leads to.

And then word gout out that it was a lie about Politico being funded by cutouts. In fact, it was subscriptions. But if subscribing to Politico is something sinister then Speaker Mike Johnson and Laura Boebert are also guilty.

I didn't say he wasn't very smart. But when it comes to the budget and expenditures, he's obviously an ignoramus.

Speaking of making one self look bad in the process. You might want to look closer to home. Musk claimed that he could save at least 2 trillion from a 6.5 trillion dollar budget. He started backtracking soon after. The fact is that an ignoramus was appointed to examine government programs. And much of the information that was released that's supposedly exposed corruption or hidden spending has turned out to be false.

But your comments weren't about the science. They were about the competition between Musk and Altman. And let's face it, Musk doesn't exactly have a reputation as a teller of truth. Do I really need to cite some of his big lies? And the fact is, The Decider is Donald Trump. A remarkably ignorant and ill-informed person.

Again avoiding the issues. You've got nothing.

" a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism I don't see anything about killing millions of people. Stop making things up. It's still early days but we have a President who is clearly acting in defiance of laws and the Constitution. What's more, he was empowered by a Supreme Court decision that shocked even most conservative legal commentators: namely that a President can't be held legally accountable for criminal acts he commits that fall under the rubric of Presidential acts, as opposed to private ones.

Is that what it looks like to you? To me it looks like Sam Altman is confident about his position. The point is, what it looks like is unimportant unless you take Trump's Modus Operandi into account.

Another realization that might be construed from your comments is how much you adore both Trump and Musk and how much emotional investment you have placed in them and that you want them to be BFFs. Of course, this is only a surmise. But it does make sense given how the actual facts of the case don't jibe with your interpretation of them.

It's funny how Trump worshippers rationalize Trump's behavior when he acts in a way that doesn't match their hopes and expectations. The fact is, that Trump's modus operandi has always been to set people who depend on him, whether as subordinates or allies, against each other. So this case is no different. I suspect that one reason that working with Altmank appeals to Trump is that it takes Musk down a peg or 2 and reminds Musk of who's the boss. How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump At President Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, was relegated to the overflow room while other tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg took prime spots on the dais under the Capitol rotunda. But days earlier, before flying into Washington, Mr. Altman was on the phone with Mr. Trump, preparing an announcement that would outflank Mr. Musk and put Mr. Altman’s company at the center of the new administration’s agenda for artificial intelligence. https://archive.ph/5ERSg#selection-4569.0-4569.61 Have you ever considered that Altman keeping his mouth shut may be because that, unlike Musk, he is able to? That he feels secure in his position. That the less publicly said, the better? It also doesn't speak well of your rationality that you refer to Altman as Sammy Boy.

As has been repeatedly shown, the so-called secrets that have been revealed are mostly falsehoods.

Believing in the Big Lie much? "The BBC, for example, was said to have received approximately $3.2 million (2.6 million pounds) during the 2023-2024 financial year. But that money didn’t go to its news operation. It went to BBC Media Action, an international charity that is “part of the BBC family,” but editorially and financially separate from BBC News, the charity said in a statement. It accounted for about 8% of BBC Media Action’s budget that year." https://www.yahoo.com/news/claims-usaid-funding-spreading-online-205600612.html "USAspending.gov can correctly filter specific payments to The New York Times which shows that over the last five years, government agencies spent about $1.6 million, almost entirely on subscriptions. Other payments include ads, legal notices and delivery charges. Over the past 17 years, the period Cheong searched under, total spending came to $3.1 million. The New York Times' managing director of external communications, Charlie Stadtlander, told Newsweek: "It was surprising to see social media attention on the fact that a small number of government offices, libraries and courts purchase subscriptions to The New York Times and other media outlets." https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-us-government-did-not-give-new-york-times-tens-millions-2027981

Another vacuity.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols' ruling late Friday came after the American Foreign Service Association and American Federation of Government Employees sued the Trump administration over USAID on Thursday. It named Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the State Department, USAID and the U.S. Treasury Department as defendants. The suit was filed shortly after the Trump administration proposed a plan to drastically cut USAID staff across the globe. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit described Trump and his administration's actions as "unconstitutional and illegal," arguing the president doesn't have the power to unilaterally shut down USAID. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-appointed-judge-temporarily-blocks-efforts-dismantle-usaid-2028153

Had you bothered to read what I've quoted from 2 of the articles you would note that EV sales are rising in China and America. It's just Tesla's sales that are falling.

YOu missed my point about Poilievre. Namely, that he isn't exactly blowing kisses in Trump's directions. Maybe you believe that Trump's comments shouldn't be grounds for Canadian's negativity, but Canadians overwhelmingly disagree with you: Nearly 70% of Canadians think less of U.S. due to Trump tariffs: Ipsos A new poll by Ipsos for Global News found a whopping 68 per cent of Canadians surveyed think less of the United States as a country, after Trump threatened Canada’s economy with 25 per cent tariffs that were meant to go into effect this week, before being paused. Nearly half of all respondents, 46 per cent, said they strongly held that negative perception. “What surprised me is the intensity of the responses,” said Sean Simpson, senior vice president of Ipsos Public Affairs. https://globalnews.ca/news/11006887/donald-trump-tariffs-canadians-us-opinion-poll/

Tesla’s sales plummet across Europe Registrations in Germany fall 59% amid consumer backlash against Elon Musk’s political activism Tesla’s drop came as the German EV market in January grew more than 50 per cent year on year, pushing its market share down from 14 to 4 per cent. In France, Tesla sales were down 63 per cent in January, while registrations of Tesla cars in Norway fell 38 per cent. In the UK, registrations declined 8 per cent from a year earlier. https://archive.ph/JtM7R#selection-2419.0-2427.168 Tesla’s China sales drop 11.5% as BYD soars 47% Tesla’s sales in China decreased by 11.5% year-on-year in January 2025, selling 63,238 units compared to 71,447 in January 2024. This decline occurs amid increasing market competition as domestic manufacturers gain market share. In contrast, Chinese EV manufacturer BYD reported a 47% increase in sales, delivering 296,446 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. https://www.techinasia.com/news/teslas-china-sales-drop-11-5-as-byd-soars-47 Tesla Sales Take First Full-Year Fall; Musk’s Politics Catch Some Blame While EV sales growth has slowed down this past year, demand was still up by about 10% in 2024. And the numbers would have been even bigger were it not for Tesla. While still the market leader, it suffered a first-ever annual sales decline last year. A variety of factors were at play, including CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly polarizing politics. https://headlight.news/2025/01/02/tesla-sales-take-first-full-year-fall-musks-politics-catch-some-blame/

Maybe for him. But not for the USA.

I'm beginning to suspect that these words are coming from a bot.

Trump repeatedly insults Canada and threatens to wreak havoc on its economy. And you think that isn't grounds for hatred? Have you been following what Poilievre has been saying lately? Is he part of the liberal spin machine?

Come up with something original for a change and I won't repeat. Give me something to work with, please.

Another mind reading act. The last refuge of the resourceless.

Please. The fact remains that oil and gas drilling is reaching record levels in Canada no matter what Trudeau has said. And the fact is you're dislike of Trudeau is making you tell falsehoods about how Canadians regard the threats posed by Trump. It defies credulity to believe that Canadians aren't afraid of the havoc Trump threatens to wreak on the Canadian economy. And the polls show it. The polls also show that they concern now is not about drilling more but about getting that oil out of Canada without going by way of the United States. Stop letting your political prejudices run riot despite the blatant facts.

Since when haven't energy companies complained about environmental regulations. The fact is that Canada is producing record amounts of oil and gas with record amounts of drilling.