US Erection 12 *AND* 16 *AND* 20 *AND* 22 *AND* 24 *AND* Beyond

[5thhorseman]

Appointing two people to one job. Great start for the department of government efficiency!

[rats19]

Appointing two people to one job. Great start for the department of government efficiency!

Dumbest thing you’ve ever said 5th..

Think for half of one full second the immense amount of work ahead of them… OMFG

Maybe you are kidding??

[Topper]

Neither are collecting a salary.

[5thhorseman]

Now that Trump is in you guys are all so serious lol.

Maybe I should have posted in the Memes thread.

[rats19]

Now that Trump is in you guys are all so serious lol.

Maybe I should have posted in the Memes thread.

Or use the winky smiley

[5thhorseman]

Now that Trump is in you guys are all so serious lol.

Maybe I should have posted in the Memes thread.

Or use the winky smiley

Well I did lol

Hey, an initiative to remove inefficiencies is a great idea, but the thing about Musk is his tactic is to keep removing things until something breaks. So yeah, there will be some short-term pain; we'll see how much US can stomach.

Will Vivek be anything but a passenger?

[rats19]

Now that Trump is in you guys are all so serious lol.

Maybe I should have posted in the Memes thread.

Or use the winky smiley

Well I did lol

Hey, an initiative to remove inefficiencies is a great idea, but the thing about Musk is his tactic is to keep removing things until something breaks. So yeah, there will be some short-term pain; we'll see how much US can stomach.

Will Vivek be anything but a passenger?

No, you used the lol not the winky… ll means you thought it was a joke

[5thhorseman]

Yes, the irony was funny

[rats19]

Yes, the irony was funny

Without the briefest of thought I can see you thinking it’s ironic

[Cornuck]

What will be interesting is how they plan to gut it, with most of the budget going to things like defense, social security, medicare, veterans, interest, etc that neither side will want touched.

[5thhorseman]

Yes, the irony was funny

Without the briefest of thought I can see you thinking it’s ironic

Okay, I'll try and use the winky more often officer

[5thhorseman]

What will be interesting is how they plan to gut it, with most of the budget going to things like defense, social security, medicare, veterans, interest, etc that neither side will want touched.

Yeah, I don't think much of what they do will affect the deficit. Most of the budget is on defense and non-discretionary spending. I've heard only 14% is available to be cut before you have to start looking at social security, Medicare, etc., which will need Congress to sign off on. That 14% is $900B, not even close to Mark's target of $2B in cuts. [mod edit - $2Trillion ?]

Most of the changes will be to streamline regulation I would think.

[Strangelove]

Dude, I see you finally heard about easy target Matt Gaetz, what took you so long.

He'll never be confirmed Dude, and Trump knows it.

Just more 3-D chess from "My orange hero"...

That is how I see it. Put his name up, don't defend the pick and watch him fail. It should sit him up and put him in his place.

A bit of an of game to play with a high profile position

Thing is, he's already resigned so Trump will have to give him a job in the WH or he's out on the street lol.

(from the Memes thread)

I agree with this take:

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/bl ... y-general/

Okay, make that 4D chess.

Here's what Hugh Hewitt has to say about dat dere:

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4991 ... omination/

"Trump may be playing ‘4D chess’ with Gaetz nomination"

[Cornuck]

4d Chess? gaetz makes a deal with trump that gets him nominated so he can "resign to take the post" - just before his ethics reports come out. Yep - trump threw him a life line for his past support.

[Strangelove]

^ And there's another take.

But let's not quibble, let's focus on what we can agree upon.

Lord Trump is set to become the Leader of the Free World.