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Rex Tillerson Confirmed as Secretary of State

Nomad4Ever said:
I am interested as well, but a little more skeptical. Trump talks about draining the swamp, but he is surrounding him self with the top 1% and creating a swamp of ethical conflicts of interest.
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I don't think your definition of swamp and his definition of swamp are the same. You should probably avoid holding other people to their word based on your personal definitions.
 
Kobie said:
I simply adore the same friggin' people who did nothing but **** on Obama (or, really, any Democrat) now just saying all these people deserve a chance, man. It's like a switch flipped.
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How many of Obama's cabinet nominees were not confirmed?
 
Kobie said:
I simply adore the same friggin' people who did nothing but **** on Obama (or, really, any Democrat) now just saying all these people deserve a chance, man. It's like a switch flipped.
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If you really want to pose as the principled opposition it would be better to carry some pretense that your objections are based on something other than revenge.
 
NIMBY said:
Think Tillerson or trump will call Putin and stop the Ukraine War, which has spiked under trump's reign?

How about another ridiculous statement like the Iran stupidity; hard to imagine what it was before Mattis calmed it down.

We now have an admin of neophyte idiots .
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Spiked?

LOL, you mean, in the past two weeks?
 
sanman said:
Tillerson is an expert in foreign relations and in smoothing over difficulties. Slamming him for being 1% is like slamming pro athletes for being 1%. There's no sin in excelling - only to you losers, it seems that way.
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I'll just pretend I didn't see that so we can keep this civil.

Notice I said I am skeptical. The world isn't split into people who think Tillerson will be amazing and people who think he is the worst possible choice. I comment on the top 1% isn't singled out against Tillerson, but most of Trump's staffing picks. He must have one of the richest cabinets ever. The main problem I have with this, as I said, was the total mess of conflicts of interest this creates. I mean, he appointed someone who spent their time suing the EPA to head the EPA. That is like making a arsonists the head of the fire department.

I don't think Tillerson is his worst choice by far, but Exxon doesn't exactly have a impeccable track record either.
 
Erod said:
Spiked?

LOL, you mean, in the past two weeks?
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Are you not keeping up with the spike in the Ukraine war since trumputin took over the USA?

Trump just eased sanctions today on the FSB, the former KGB folks who hacked Hillary .
 
jmotivator said:
I don't think your definition of swamp and his definition of swamp are the same. You should probably avoid holding other people to their word based on your personal definitions.
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I do realize my definition is different from his. He certainly has picked a lot of political outsiders. I am saying his choices are creating a different kind of mess. Most of his picks lead departments that make decisions that effect their own personal interests. Even the best of us would have trouble overcoming personal bias in making decisions.
 
Incisor said:
I think it's naive to think Tillerson doesn't have inherent bias because of his decades of work in the oil industry.
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assuming facts not in evidence is called conjecture.
you are simply just making stuff up to fit your narrative.

doesn't work that way.
 
scatt said:
How many of Obama's cabinet nominees were not confirmed?
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Zero, same as was the case with every President except for GHW Bush (1), Eisenhower (1) and some earlier President in the 20th century, and a couple in the 19th century.

Most if not all of Trump's picks will be confirmed. Only one in jeopardy is DeVos, and I wouldn't vote to confirm her either.
 
NIMBY said:
Are you not keeping up with the spike in the Ukraine war since trumputin took over the USA?

Trump just eased sanctions today on the FSB, the former KGB folks who hacked Hillary .
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You people are impossibly sad.

Have you noticed the pressure on Iran, which is the bestest buddy to Russia in the whole wide world?

Just stop.
 
Erod said:
You people are impossibly sad.

Have you noticed the pressure on Iran, which is the bestest buddy to Russia in the whole wide world?

Just stop.
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Thank you for calling me sad, Erod, a word that perfectly describes what Bannon/trump are doing to our Nation.

Putin is laughing at trump over Iran as Bannon/trump ease sanctions on the KGB.

Tass is on record stating the sanctions were eased while trump's buddy Putin escalates the Ukraine war under trump .
 
tres borrachos said:
Zero, same as was the case with every President except for GHW Bush (1), Eisenhower (1) and some earlier President in the 20th century, and a couple in the 19th century.

Most if not all of Trump's picks will be confirmed. Only one in jeopardy is DeVos, and I wouldn't vote to confirm her either.
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Another outstanding moderate post, tres .
 
NIMBY said:
Thank you for calling me sad, Erod, a word that perfectly describes what Bannon/trump are doing to our Nation.

Putin is laughing at trump over Iran as Bannon/trump ease sanctions on the KGB.

Tass is on record stating the sanctions were eased while trump's buddy Putin escalates the Ukraine war under trump .
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So your position is that Trump is all for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Got it.

And thank you for a resounding victory in the mid-terms.
 
Erod said:
So your position is that Trump is all for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Got it.

And thank you for a resounding victory in the mid-terms.
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Russia is currently on the move in Ukraine and trump/Bannon ease sanctions on their KGB. Smooth move by trump there, huh?

The GOP house wishes to disagree with your assessment of the midterms, along with GOP governors and GOP state legislators in purple states?
 
randel said:
i have my doubts about tillerson, and devos definitely not qualified
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If you don't think Devos is, please post the required qualifications that she doesn't meet.
I am sure you will find in your endeavor to provided said qualifications that no such thing exists.
 
Excon said:
If you don't think Devos is, please post the required qualifications that she doesn't meet.
I am sure you will find in your endeavor to provided said qualifications that no such thing exists.
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seems the only qualification she has shown is giving a boatload of cash to republican causes....being a pusher of vouchers is enough for me to disqualify her.
 
randel said:
seems the only qualification she has shown is giving a boatload of cash to republican causes....being a pusher of vouchers is enough for me to disqualify her.
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As I thought, you came up empty in the qualification arena, just as you did in the disqualification arena also.
 
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