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[observe]

A bit late here, but from RSA,,,,
1918/11/11 11th hour 11th minute the guns fell silent...

106 years ago today, this telegram was sent by the 5th Tank Brigade to the 8th Tank Battalion - notifying them of the end of hostilities.
The guns fell silent, and 4 years of war were over. [1918]

 

[Tanks]

Kari Lake for White House Press Secretary.

Kari Lake needs to go away. ‘Nuff said.

Opinion | Opinion: Kari Lake loses again. When will Arizona Republicans learn their lesson? — azcentral

Kari Lake may be the only bright spot in this election for the Arizona Democratic Party, as Ruben Gallego is elected to the U.S. Senate.

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[WAB]

I could quibble about Homeland Security, but I an stunned by his pick for SECDEF. Hegseth is a Princeton Grad which I guess means he is smart, a Fox talking head, and a major in the reserves with I believe two combat deployments. I am sure he is loyal to Trump and a genuinely nice guy, but what would give anyone the confidence that he is the best choice to run the largest military industrial conglomerate on the planet? With the exception of Noem, I had been genuinely impressed - but this reeks of farce. I may be wrong, but I would guess @WAB would no more turn his business over to him for a month than I would my old business unit. What is worse, who other than absolute partisans, will take this seriously?

Agreed, highly disappointing and concerning. Trumps personnel picks will make him or break him in this role.

 

[HankBuck]

You must be kidding right?

I see that —- Nothing gets past You

 

[sgt_zim]

Respectfully he knows literally NOTHING about executive leadership of the Department of Defense, and based on his bio, he knows nothing about executive leadership of any other major enterprise. Pulling the plug on the DEI effort would be important, and I trust he gets that done quickly. It will be the easiest thing with which he will face. I pray he is indeed a child prodigy.

Leadership starts with integrity. You know that as well or better than anyone.

DEI being a monstrous lie, those who support and promote it either lack integrity or are delusional. I'd guess both Trump and Hegseth both consider that the gravest threat our military faces.

FWIW, I agree with you that Hegseth is almost certainly not long enough in the tooth for this role. It's hard to fault Trump for selecting complete outsiders, though. He was subverted last time by insiders, military and civilian.

I don't pay a lot of attention to the news. Has Trump decided to use Flynn for anything? That's who I'd have expected him to pick for SECDEF.

 

[Tanks]

I could quibble about Homeland Security, but I a stunned by his pick for SECDEF. Hegseth is a Princeton Grad which I guess means he is smart, a Fox talking head, and a major in the reserves with I believe two combat deployments. I am sure he is loyal to Trump and a genuinely nice guy, but what would give anyone the confidence that he is the best choice to run the largest military industrial conglomerate on the planet? With the exception of Noem, I had been genuinely impressed - but this reeks of farce. I may be wrong, but I would guess @WAB would no more turn his business over to him for a month than I would my old business unit. What is worse, who other than absolute partisans, will take this seriously?

I have a feeling this goes with the belief that if anyone has experience in DC, including the Pentagon, then they are part of the “swamp”. I think, this time around, loyalty Trumps any other qualifications. There won’t be anyone around Trump to say “hey, maybe this isn’t the best idea or best way to do this”.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Pete Hegseth as SOD

I thought you were joking. For Pete's sake, he should decline. For America's sake, he should not be confirmed.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I thought you were joking. For Pete's sake, he should decline. For America's sake, he should not be confirmed.

I agree. I like the guy but really?? I was watching Fox at the gym earlier and they showed his “experience”. Nonexistent.. To be clear I highly respect him for his service to our country but SECDEF?? Come on