Hegseth has been confirmed.

[mogandave]

29 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

That rag which was promoted by Rush Limbaugh. The author a Fox News contributer.

Worthless propaganda.

Trying to push the narrative that that boza is at all qualified is insane. 

With his record, he couldn't get a job managing a retail store.

Look I might have different politics than you, but I would NEVER EVER try to pass on such a total nothing stuffed shirt closer to my ideology as being qualified for one of the most powerful roles in the world. That would be idiotic and shameful. 

Tom Walz would have been better? 

 

You thought him capable of being Commander in Chief.

[Jingthing]

13 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Not just different politics but a bigoted bias to any outlet than offers anything contrary to your beliefs.

 

Your posted garbage extremist reality denying right wing propaganda, and I'm bigoted. Sure thing, buddy. The reality is that he OBJECTIVELY lacks qualifications. To suggest otherwise reflects very badly on anyone lying about that.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, jas007 said:

What's "fraud"? Congress appropriates money for a certain purpose. Toilet seats, for example.  And yet the powers that be divert some or most of that money for a secret program.  Is that "fraud," or just a permissible way to hide certain expenditures from the public?    I'm not say that happens, but what if it does? 

$2000 for a toilet seat is fraud, whether it is approved or not. 

[jas007]

37 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

What happens when Hegseth needs to wake Trump at 3 a.m. to advise on tactical action for nukes in flight to the US, after passing out drunk at the DC local strip club?

Have you ever been to a DC strip club?  All I can say is that they're very strange.  I checked out a few one time when I was waiting for a haircut appointment.  I got the impression they did a good business, just selling food.  Anyway, I never much bothered, as I lived down the road a ways in Virginia and only came into DC once in  a while. As Secretary of Defense, Hegseth would probably have the good sense to find other places to hang out.  You can probably find more than a few people that work on the Hill in those places, though.  They would just blend into the crowd. 

[jas007]

15 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

$2000 for a toilet seat is fraud, whether it is approved or not. 

I don't know about toilet seats, specifically, but I'm sure you've seen some of the congressional hearing where they question witnesses about what the government pays for nuts and bolts for aircraft? 

[mogandave]

22 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

$2000 for a toilet seat is fraud, whether it is approved or not. 

What it’s made from titanium for the space shuttle?

[cdemundo]

1 hour ago, LosLobo said:

What happens when Hegseth needs to wake Trump at 3 a.m. to advise on tactical action for nukes in flight to the US, after passing out drunk at the DC local strip club?

This was in response to my post

"Speaking only for myself, I am happy to see a white, Christian, nationalistic, misogynistic alcoholic get a break for once."

 

I suspect LL has an irony deficiency.

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Your posted garbage extremist reality denying right wing propaganda, and I'm bigoted. Sure thing, buddy. The reality is that he OBJECTIVELY lacks qualifications. To suggest otherwise reflects very badly on anyone lying about that.

Wow!  Careful, you might blow a gasket. 

[riclag]

@Cryingdick If your counting 

thats 4 for 4. And on record pace!

https://edition.cnn.com/politics/trump-cabinet-picks-administration-dg/index.html

 

https://presidentialtransition.org/confirming-the-cabinet-historical-trends-of-cabinet-secretary-confirmations-across-the-last-five-presidential-administrations/

[riclag]

3 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

A new Jack Anderson wouldn't hurt.  I quite sure there is someone out there that is willing to anonymously reveal some dark secrets. 

Love them Whistleblowers! 

[Hawaiian]

15 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Your posted garbage extremist reality denying right wing propaganda, and I'm bigoted. Sure thing, buddy. The reality is that he OBJECTIVELY lacks qualifications. To suggest otherwise reflects very badly on anyone lying about that.

The reality is not the messenger but the message that upset you so much.  IMO, the issues of transgenderism and racial equality really got you triggered.  If this troubles you, it's your problem.

[Jingthing]

52 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

The reality is not the messenger but the message that upset you so much.  IMO, the issues of transgenderism and racial equality really got you triggered.  If this troubles you, it's your problem.

That post was a disgusting flame and entirely about you idiotically thinking you understand me.

I'm upset that Trump is now an authoritarian dictator and he pushes people based on total loyalty to dear leader that have zero qualifications or competence. For Ambassador to Luxembourg OK. Not for a life and death stakes for the planet job like defense secretary. 

[Hawaiian]

22 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

That post was a disgusting flame and entirely about you idiotically thinking you understand me.

I'm upset that Trump is now an authoritarian dictator and he pushes people based on total loyalty to dear leader that have zero qualifications or competence. For Ambassador to Luxembourg OK. Not for a life and death stakes for the planet job like defense secretary. 

Did you call the fire department?

[CANSIAM]

Nothing like JD on the rocks for any stressful days ahead for the new DS.........😉

[Jingthing]

This is a bigger picture observation of what Trump is doing.

Yes he is smashing up the government in every way he can.

One way is to have incompetent cabinet members totally loyal to him and in some cases picking leaders who are against their departments even existing.

Next step -- TOTAL CHAOS.

Then -- with his artificially manufactured multi-faceted CRISES, Trump comes in with even more extreme dictatorial actions and powers because the people will be crying for that when everything is falling apart.

This is a classic textbook move of authoritarian dictators.

He has lots of power now.

He wants it ALL. 

Now I realize the most people that voted for Trump believing his lies about lower grocery prices weren't aware that they were voting for this total madness. But it's too late. He's installed.

[Captain Flack]

A flame post has been removed, discuss the topic if you have an opinion and not just post personal attacks on other posters.

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

This is a bigger picture observation of what Trump is doing.

Yes he is smashing up the government in every way he can.

One way is to have incompetent cabinet members totally loyal to him and in some cases picking leaders who are against their departments even existing.

Next step -- TOTAL CHAOS.

Then -- with his artificially manufactured multi-faceted CRISES, Trump comes in with even more extreme dictatorial actions and powers because the people will be crying for that when everything is falling apart.

This is a classic textbook move of authoritarian dictators.

He has lots of power now.

He wants it ALL. 

Now I realize the most people that voted for Trump believing his lies about lower grocery prices weren't aware that they were voting for this total madness. But it's too late. He's installed.

Are you implying that Rubio, Noem, Bondi, Bessent, Stefanick and Turner are incompetent political hacks?  I agree not all of his nominees are qualified and some are totally inappropriate.  I have named some of them in previous posts.  Generalizing and demeaning all of the is hateful and spiteful.

[Yellowtail]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

This is a bigger picture observation of what Trump is doing.

Yes he is smashing up the government in every way he can.

One way is to have incompetent cabinet members totally loyal to him and in some cases picking leaders who are against their departments even existing.

Next step -- TOTAL CHAOS.

Then -- with his artificially manufactured multi-faceted CRISES, Trump comes in with even more extreme dictatorial actions and powers because the people will be crying for that when everything is falling apart.

This is a classic textbook move of authoritarian dictators.

He has lots of power now.

He wants it ALL. 

Now I realize the most people that voted for Trump believing his lies about lower grocery prices weren't aware that they were voting for this total madness. But it's too late. He's installed.

I believe that most people that voted for Trump were voting for "...this total madness.", I know I did. 

 

You want open borders, intact, biological men that identify as women in girls' showers and women's prisons and free transitions surgery for prisoners and government employees. Virtually everyone that voted for Trump, and a lot of people that voted for Harris, do not want those things and are happy with what they are seeing. 

 

Your media is full of liars and has lost all credibility. 

[Yellowtail]

4 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Are you implying that Rubio, Noem, Bondi, Bessent, Stefanick and Turner are incompetent political hacks?  I agree not all of his nominees are qualified and some are totally inappropriate.  I have named some of them in previous posts.  Generalizing and demeaning all of the is hateful and spiteful.

Anyone that does not toe the leftist line is to be attacked by any means possible. 

[impulse]

19 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

$2000 for a toilet seat is fraud, whether it is approved or not. 

 

While I don't disagree, it's usually $100 for the toilet seat and $1,900 for compiling the documentation that's required.

 

[Hawaiian]

44 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

While I don't disagree, it's usually $100 for the toilet seat and $1,900 for compiling the documentation that's required.

 

I don't think that would qualify as fraud, but as wasteful spending.  Fraud might be if the toilet seat intentionally failed to meet the specifications.   One purpose of government audits is to uncover the misuse of public funds and wasteful spending is considered misuse.

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, Hawaiian said:

I don't think that would qualify as fraud, but as wasteful spending.  Fraud might be if the toilet seat intentionally failed to meet the specifications.   One purpose of government audits is to uncover the misuse of public funds and wasteful spending is considered misuse.

Fraud would be if the specification was designed around the $2,000 toilet seat such that the more reasonably priced alternatives were excluded, while at the same time being perfectly acceptable for the application. 

 

I believe this sort of thing happens all the time in private sector as well, I know I saw it in my industry. 

 

If the specification calls for a specific dimension, and only one supplier can provide it, they can charge whatever they want, particularly if they are selling to poorly audited people that are spending other people's money. 

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

I believe that most people that voted for Trump were voting for "...this total madness.", I know I did. 

 

You want open borders, intact, biological men that identify as women in girls' showers and women's prisons and free transitions surgery for prisoners and government employees. Virtually everyone that voted for Trump, and a lot of people that voted for Harris, do not want those things and are happy with what they are seeing. 

 

Your media is full of liars and has lost all credibility. 

Well put.  I voted for Trump because he said was going to tackle some of the things you mentioned and he already has started the process.  Labeling him as a dictator is pure hyperbole.

[illisdean]

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

That post was a disgusting flame and entirely about you idiotically thinking you understand me.

I'm upset that Trump is now an authoritarian dictator and he pushes people based on total loyalty to dear leader that have zero qualifications or competence. For Ambassador to Luxembourg OK. Not for a life and death stakes for the planet job like defense secretary. 

Trumps cabinet picks are awesome, unless you are woke, suffering from the woke mind virus and want lawfare, open insecure borders, sexualization of children, waste, fraud, pronoun obsessed and DEI obsessed, etc,.....[and have instilled fear and panic to all liberals] with >77M voters approving/supporting President Trumps America First plan and too bad for you your vote went to a candidate that advocated all of the above. But, hey, run for office, congress and change the rules...LOL

 

 

[Hawaiian]

40 minutes ago, illisdean said:

Trumps cabinet picks are awesome, unless you are woke, suffering from the woke mind virus and want lawfare, open insecure borders, sexualization of children, waste, fraud, pronoun obsessed and DEI obsessed, etc,.....[and have instilled fear and panic to all liberals] with >77M voters approving/supporting President Trumps America First plan and too bad for you your vote went to a candidate that advocated all of the above. But, hey, run for office, congress and change the rules...LOL

 

 

Some posters are so proud of America that they don't live there any more.  Snicker, snicker, sarcasm.

[illisdean]

8 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Some posters are so proud of America that they don't live there any more.  Snicker, snicker, sarcasm.

After Biden, who can blame them