Politics

[Tundra Tiger]

thats not a very high bar to get over lol...

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I had the same exact thought: that's a bar you're not going to trip on crossing.

 

[steve white]

Watching the hearings on Bondi it is hard to curb a growing loathing and enmity toward the truly Demonrat senators. I hope they get their comeupance. If we could send some on the left to jail for various malfeasances, it might help right the ship. I am sick of seeing the left never prosecuted for their crimes. No need to single them out politically--they have already committed politically motivated crimes in election manipulation and other violations. Just equally applying the law for the first time in a long time will suffice. I also wonder if it is too late to find the molotov cocktail throwers of Chaz and a dozen other lib bonfires and prosecute them. There was more damage done there than on Jan. 6th.

Man, I hope Patel takes the FBI nod! He will be a man on a totally legal, well-informed mission. They are going to regret what they did to set him on his passionate course. The more heads that roll at the top, the better IMO.

Can anyone tell I really voted for the swamp to be drained....I'm lovin' it already!

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

thats not a very high bar to get over lol...

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That’s wild. It’s the first time I’ve seen this picture.

The mask reminds me of something.

 

[Dirtdart]

Interesting that they were hitting him more with personal issues rather than his actual background and experience related to running basically the World's largest corporation.

Background and experience never come into play when democrats put forth a nominee for anything. Democrats focus on nothing but personal issues that have nothing to do with the job at hand so at least they are consistent in that regard.

 

[Lone Star Bluegrass]

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thats not a very high bar to get over lol...

Take a look at this picture and convince me that we don’t have a risk averse military.

 

[flatwater bill]

The current Secretary of Defense presents a very low bar to top. Although insulated from criticism by Race, he is a complete failure for America, yet a huge success personally and financially. He was prevented by law from serving as Sec Def because of being retired from the revolving door military for less than 4 years. The dem moralists and woke Globalists got a waiver for this law. Hence, The Lloyd. As a partner with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Pine Island Capitol, they have made generational wealth (at least $213 million) from the War in Ukraine. And Gaza. Regardless of how you feel about these wars, do you think powerful politicians should be able to make decisions with such potential conflicts? No reasonable human would. So, to say the nominee would do better than Lloyd doesn't say much. Having said that, I am solidly behind Pres Trump's nominations......it's time for a change. I believe any politician advocating for war should be prevented from profiteering. They should also be willing to fight, or send their kids or grandkids to fight. Go Pete!.......FWB

 

[Tanks]

Background and experience never come into play when democrats put forth a nominee for anything. Democrats focus on nothing but personal issues that have nothing to do with the job at hand so at least they are consistent in that regard.

And that is even more of a reason to not follow their example. Whataboutism should not be the reason GOP also picks unqualified candidates.

 

[Tanks]

They should also be willing to fight, or send their kids or grandkids to fight.

The only candidate I can think of in recent history, is John McCain with multiple sons in military and have already fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Though he gets no respect from MAGA to this day.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

The current Secretary of Defense presents a very low bar to top. Although insulated from criticism by Race, he is a complete failure for America, yet a huge success personally and financially. He was prevented by law from serving as Sec Def because of being retired from the revolving door military for less than 4 years. The dem moralists and woke Globalists got a waiver for this law. Hence, The Lloyd. As a partner with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Pine Island Capitol, they have made generational wealth (at least $213 million) from the War in Ukraine. And Gaza. Regardless of how you feel about these wars, do you think powerful politicians should be able to make decisions with such potential conflicts? No reasonable human would. So, to say the nominee would do better than Lloyd doesn't say much. Having said that, I am solidly behind Pres Trump's nominations......it's time for a change. I believe any politician advocating for war should be prevented from profiteering. They should also be willing to fight, or send their kids or grandkids to fight. Go Pete!.......FWB

I don't always agree with you FWB, but this post is spot on in my opinion.

 

[Doubleplay]

Not having the experience of running a large organization is not a reason to disqualify Hegseth for the job. Did you hear his thoughts on leadership? Leadership is the key contributing qualifier for this job. He said surround yourself with people smarter than you and then let those horses run.
That senator from Michigan talking about how they were the board hiring a new CEO and that he would not hire Hegseth was a joke and quite laughable. What has he done besides becoming a senator? How many people has he led, how many companies has he run? You could run down the list of sensors and most of them could not even carry his jock.
I have been a leader my entire career and I will take a leader every day over “supposed” experience.

There's no supposed experience.
Experience is something that can be proven with facts from someone's past.
The reason to disqualify Hegseth is many and only one of them is experience, moral compass is the other.
We're not talking about elected officials here which is a totally separate issue.
Yesterday he couldn't even name three major defense pacts we are part off..
Both Matt Gaetz and Hegseth was a mistake...

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

And in other news Pam Bondi throws the grenade right back into Senator Whitehouse's lap.

'Masterclass': Bondi flips script on Dem senator after suggesting she will weaponize DOJ

President-elect Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi was praised by conservatives for her response in a hearing to Dem. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday.

www.foxnews.com

And suddenly it appears we're on the cusp of Hamas/Israel cease fire and a return of the hostages, let's hope it happens.

 

[mdwest]

And in other news Pam Bondi throws the grenade right back into Senator Whitehouse's lap.

'Masterclass': Bondi flips script on Dem senator after suggesting she will weaponize DOJ

President-elect Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi was praised by conservatives for her response in a hearing to Dem. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday.

www.foxnews.com

And suddenly it appears we're on the cusp of Hamas/Israel cease fire and a return of the hostages, let's hope it happens.

Similar to when Reagan was about to take office after Carter..

During his campaign Reagan was clear, American hostages would not be held any longer in Iran without severe consequences…

Magically, right before he raised his right hand and swore his oath, Iran released its hostages…

Trump has been clear.. the moment he becomes President there will be hell to pay if Hamas is still holding hostages…

And magically Hamas is now, after more than a year, ready to release hostages…

Funny how things like that work…

Weak presidents, whether lauded on the world stage by foreign counties or not, get taken advantage of…

Strong presidents whether hated or beloved by foreign countries don’t get trifled with…

 

[Altitude sickness]

“Weak presidents, whether lauded on the world stage by foreign counties or not, get taken advantage of…”

It has always been frustrating to hear pundits and politicians bragging about how well liked Biden is on the world stage. Especially when moving in the Davos world economic forum crowds. John Kerry is loved in Europe and Davos.

When you play sports or in business or politics. It’s much easier to “like” someone that you steal their lunch without a fight.

The weak leader wants to be liked. The bullies love to “like” the weak right up until they eat them.

Biden now acts like he helped Israel defeat, Hamas and Hezbollah thus weakening Iran, he did everything he could in the last four years to hamstring Israel, undermining them with words and weapons. Biden hasn’t talked to BB since October.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I really enjoyed Adam “pencil neck” shiftless, grill Pam Bondi if she would swear off lawfare and promise not to prosecute political enemies.

She is a pit bull and takes zero crap. And shut that lump of $h!! Down hard. On his second round he was a little more polite.

Her answer should have been a simple. “If you haven’t broken the law you have nothing to worry about from me. “

If you were up to no good you may want to lawyer up.

 

[Dirtdart]

And that is even more of a reason to not follow their example. Whataboutism should not be the reason GOP also picks unqualified candidates.

Despite being male and not even confused about what that means, heterosexual, white, and having proven his love for this nation there are many that think he is qualified.

 

[Hunt anything]

The only candidate I can think of in recent history, is John McCain with multiple sons in military and have already fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Though he gets no respect from MAGA to this day.

I think the dislike for McCain stems from his vote on overturning Obamacare, especially in the way he theatrically went with the thumbs down. But it’s hard for the ultra MAGA people with blinders on to see past that. Not the run of the mill republicans but the ones that think Trump can do no wrong.

 

[BSO Dave]

Your reply is the typical defend all the apples in the barrel, even the rotten ones, when the entire barrel is spoiled.

I’m sure you are knowledgeable enough about some things and retardant in other things just like all of us. You knew the dangers of the job when you signed up as did I. If you don’t like it feel free to seek other employment. Then you can worry about not coming home after getting hit by a bus instead of because you’re a cop.

I provided real world examples of what transpires, from the extreme to the more typical. The incidents in Phoenix and Meridian are all too common and frequent. Law Enforcement training has thrown common sense out the window and elevated itself to demigods.

As for needing a law enforcement officer you’re only good for anything after the fact to draw chalk outlines around the body and be revenue collectors through tickets written. For too long the judiciary has given law enforcement the benefit of the doubt. I’ll call a lawyer long before I call a cop.

Just curious... Do you get all of your information from the BLM website?

You have to be trolling us... NOBODY besides a Marxist can be capable of this much willful ignorance...

 

[deewayne2003]

And in other news Pam Bondi throws the grenade right back into Senator Whitehouse's lap.

'Masterclass': Bondi flips script on Dem senator after suggesting she will weaponize DOJ

President-elect Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi was praised by conservatives for her response in a hearing to Dem. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday.

www.foxnews.com

And suddenly it appears we're on the cusp of Hamas/Israel cease fire and a return of the hostages, let's hope it happens.

0:18-0:28 The complete change in demeanor from Whitehouse tells you that he knows she's right!

 

[BSO Dave]

I wasn't impressed at all and he shouldn't be nominated.
There are much more qualified people to do the job.

To paraphrase Hegseth: "For three decades we have been appointing Secretaries of Defense that are retired generals, academics, career bureaucrats, and defense contractors and what has it gotten us?"

The answer is a woke organization that is consistently not making budget or meeting recruitment goals... I believe it's time to go a different route and Hegseth's main focus of ending DEI, raising the standards, and facilitating the warfighters' ability to carry out their mission is a significant step back in the right direction...

 

[YancyW]

The only candidate I can think of in recent history, is John McCain with multiple sons in military and have already fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Though he gets no respect from MAGA to this day.

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