The Trump Cabinet and key post thread (4 Viewers)

[superchuck500]

Surely to be a clown show. We know that RFK certainly thinks he’s getting nominated for HHS, which includes FDA.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Too little, too late for Mitch to contribute anything of value to this country! Had he done his job, this clown, Hegseth, would still be on Faux Weekends instead of SECDEF.

if he did his job trump would have been impeached.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Yeah, just saw that Vance cast the tie breaker.

The military is forked.

He's the SECDEF this country deserves.

 

[MT15]

If this Senate will confirm Hegseth, they will confirm anybody. I mean anybody. Get ready for RFK, Jr to dismantle the health of this country.

 

[CoolBrees]

Like I said prior -

I hope all of these clowns are confirmed.

Let the people have what they voted for.

Addicts need to hit rock bottom before they can change

 

[GrandAdmiral]

if he did his job trump would have been impeached.

Legally, Trump was impeached... twice. Mitch wouldn't convict.

 

[bird]

Legally, Trump was impeached... twice. Mitch wouldn't convict.

Mitch was, is and always will be a piece of excrement that refused to put his duty to the country ahead of his own needs.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Like I said prior -

I hope all of these clowns are confirmed.

Let the people have what they voted for.

Addicts need to hit rock bottom before they can change

Silly me for thinking that the Covid response, January 6th, convicted of sexual assault, convicted of fraud, convicted of 34 felonies would be rock bottom

Clearly it should have been, I shudder to think what actually would be

Worried that there might be no such thing as rock bottom

 

[CoolBrees]

Silly me for thinking that Covid response, January 6th, convicted of sexual assault, convicted of fraud, convicted of 34 felonies would be rock bottom

Clearly it should have been, shudder to think what actually would be

As a person that has recovered from more things than most have tried, rock bottom isn't a defined thing.

Rock bottom comes when you truly had enough of killing yourself.

Or you never do and die.

 

[coldseat]

Mitch was, is and always will be a piece of excrement that refused to put his duty to the country ahead of his and Republicans own needs power.

Fixed it.

 

[bird]

Fixed it.

I appreciate that.

 

[Optimus Prime]

As a person that has recovered from more things than most have tried, rock bottom isn't a defined thing.

Rock bottom comes when you truly had enough of killing yourself.

Or you never do and die.

After spending most of the first administration saying:

"Is this the thing that finally turns his base against him?"

"Is this the thing?"

"Is this the thing??!!

"This has to be the thing, right?!"

It was never the thing

We probably need to accept that nothing is the thing. There is no rock bottom with these people

If terrible things happen to the people they already hate, that's what they're hoping for

If bad things happen to them they'll accept whatever Fox News/GOP misinformation spin that is put on it (which will probably be "it's all the libs fault")

Sadly, the best we might be able to hope for is that it's somehow not as bad as we fear (not looking great after the first week) and that Trumpism without Trump is a total dud

 

[superchuck500]

 

[MT15]

 

[porculator]

Watching RFK's hearing just makes me wish he was the USDA nominee and not HHS. Talking about regenerative agriculture, reducing chemicals, fertilizer etc. when discussing the food we produce. This is all so important for Louisiana to stop the poison in the Mississippi and gulf. But instead we get his nutball side in HHS, and probably some Monsanto lobbyist in USDA.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

None of this matters, he will be confirmed and his confirmation will be further proof that Republicans are not an honest partner in the preservation of democracy.

 

[TampaJoe]

None of this matters, he will be confirmed and his confirmation will be further proof that Republicans are not an honest partner in he preservation of democracy.

Just to make sure I understand your point. Are you saying RFK Jr. is somehow a threat to Democracy? Haven’t heard that one.

 

[superchuck500]

Watching RFK's hearing just makes me wish he was the USDA nominee and not HHS. Talking about regenerative agriculture, reducing chemicals, fertilizer etc. when discussing the food we produce. This is all so important for Louisiana to stop the poison in the Mississippi and gulf. But instead we get his nutball side in HHS, and probably some Monsanto lobbyist in USDA.

Yeah, it's certainly true that he has some agenda items that are really good ideas - the US lags behind in the regulation of food production and components. It's a shame that it also goes with some really bad ideas about public health management . . . but also, do we really think the Trump administration is going to take those kinds of positions on big food and big agro - even if RFK were in a position to influence it?

The already got rid of the Biden-admin rules on chemical discharge into water.

Trump's halting of EPA limits on PFAS in drinking water "a tragic setback," Long Island environmentalist says

President Donald Trump withdrew a Biden administration plan to set new limits on chemical discharge into drinking water, worrying some Long Island leaders.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

Just to make sure I understand your point. Are you saying RFK Jr. is somehow a threat to Democracy? Haven’t heard that one.

I think the comment is the total abandonment of the basic duty of the Senate for advising and consent of Cabinet positions that you're seeing here is a threat to democracy.

Basically, RFK, Jr, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard are objectively unqualified for the jobs they are nominated for. It should not be a big deal for the Senate Republicans to tell Trump to do better... but they won't. That sort of abrogation of responsibility of pushing back against the more extreme impulses of the president is bad for democracy.