While I believe it is highly probable that we'll see the incoming administration work toward a better America in ways the marxist/progressive/Democrat chuckleheads can't even conceive, and do so regardless of whether or not all attempts to do so will succeed, it's just as important to consider the opposite happening, or what I'm calling Shit Expectations. We're seeing a great deal of it already, and an obvious shit expectation is that the leftists will step up their efforts to prove what low-life scumbags they truly are. In no particular order...
---While I should have expected it, I'm saddened that our nation has any significant percentage of any location which would actually support a mentally disordered person enough to get that person elected. Tim McBride was elected by the morons of Delaware to be their representative in the United States Congress. He now goes by the name "Sarah" and dresses like a chick. Nancy Mace, my congressman and a rep of whom I am no great fan, has pushed for rules denying access to female facilities on federal properties to men, even those who are so mentally unstable that they believe themselves female. (The same would be held for women who pretend to be men. Mace, in defending women's spaces, pretends she wasn't guilty of invading men's spaces by forcing her way into The Citadel Military College of South Carolina)
Also, regarding this heinous election outcome and Mace's response to it, it is easy to expect the disordered would respond as they always do...hatefully:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/20/rep_nancy_mace_im_getting_death_threats_from_mentally_ill_men_over_a_mans_right_to_be_in_womens_lockeroom.html
---With the sadly belated re-election of Donald Trump...the best president we've had since Ronald Reagan..., we who pay attention can't help but expect nastiness from his "detractors" (a nice way of saying "hateful, lying assholes from the left and RINO classes). The cries of "Hitlerism" and despotism have become elevated, and it's easy to find collections of video snippets warning America of the great dangers which will befall a nation already reeling from a trashed economy, border encroachments, high crime and an increasing probability of World War, possibly nuclear. That was an easy expectation, given the childishness of the left in dealing with not getting what they want. They insist the meanies they opposed are meanier than even they thought.
---Trump acting quickly to assemble his team is already seeing whiners and liars portraying his selections in whatever disparaging manner which comes to mind. So many comments I've seen on social media, as well as those from leftist guests on leftist media, contend not a one of them are qualified for the positions for which Trump intends to nominate or appoint them. But that's obviously true because none of them are "transsexual", cross-dressing, racist, anti-Semitic leftists. Matt Gaetz has already bowed out due to the incessant bullshit about that which has already been determined to be bullshit. The worst part is that RINO John Cornyn was involved with dredging up this non-issue to obstruct the appointment of a guy who actually acts on behalf of America. A similar attempt is in the works to deny Pete Hegseth the position of heading up the Department of Defense, currently run so poorly by Lloyd Austin. Anyone who wants to argue against Trump's picks for the various positions, needs to at some point demonstrate how any of Biden's picks for those same posts were actually better than any of Trump's. An easier argument would be in describing Biden's picks as being a bunch of clowns picked by a clown and then approved by clowns in the Senate.
---Another expectation now being manifested is the push by Dems and other leftist clowns to force their agenda to the greatest extent possible while Biden is still somewhere in office. Certain governors and mayors are doing what they can to block Trump efforts at deporting illegal invaders by legislating their sanctuary status and other means to confound attempts by Tom Homan to send illegals packing. Talk about anti-American traitors! All federal funding to states or municipalities run by scumbags putting illegals over their fellow citizens should be cut, regardless of what the purpose of the funds. That way, the citizens of these states and cities will be forced to decide if they wish to continue having these bastards governing in their names. They are blatantly ignoring their sworn oaths of office by ignoring federal laws which are mandated by the US Constitution. In Florida, Ron DeSantis fired a DA for failing to do his job, ignoring state law in the performance of his duties. This was DeSantis abiding his oath of office, and we have Brian Kemp so far not doing the same with a judge who refuses to sentence an asshole gang-banger from Venezuela who brutally raped and murdered an American student. It's my understanding that the DA made special prosecutor in that case is an opponent of capital punishment and refuses to sentence anyone eligible under Georgia law. Thus, she is flaunting the law. They hypocrisy of this hag is outrageous, as she dares suggest calling for this just sentence for this scumbag is somehow politically motivated. What's more, she's stated a willingness to but illegals slack due to "circumstances" which are absolutely the result of their illegal entry. She should be gone immediately and her law license revoked.
Also, we're seeing Biden give the A-OK to Zalensky to use ballistic missiles capable of reaching inside Russia. This totally provokes a response by Putin, which as I understand it, has already happened. So not only was this worthless piece of Trabue complicit in this conflict becoming a battle in the first place, he now seeks to escalate it before his term is over. I expect that Biden will do more stupid things before he's done.
---I expected, and have seen, some lefties pretending they hope for unity...the same assholes who have worked so hard to divide us. The slimy Chuck Schumer has dared to "council" Trump not to do to Trump's antagonists (Schumer and the rest of the Trump-hating left and RINOs) what they have done to him. But the difference, of course, is that their persecution of Trump was on "trumped" up charges, and in their persecution they have acted criminally, such that there is likely much for which so many of them can legitimately be held criminally liable. Some good people believe that Trump should not bother with "revenge"...though I submit it's not revenge, but legit justice...but he's in an excellent position to let the legal system run it's course should he get his people installed. And Marjorie Taylor Greene had a great idea should they continue with their plan to release files concerning accusations against Matt Gaetz. And while she speaks of RINOs involved, I don't think it's exclusive to them:
For my Republican colleagues in the House and Senate,
If we are going to release ethics reports and rip apart our own that Trump has appointed, then put it ALL out there for the American people to see.
Yes..
all the ethics reports and claims including the one I filed
all your sexual harassment and assault claims that were secretly settled paying off victims with tax payer money
the entire Jeffrey Epstein files, tapes, recordings, witness interviews
but not just those, there’s more, Epstein wasn’t/isn’t the only asset
If we’re going to dance, let’s all dance in the sunlight.
I’ll make sure we do.
---To finish, I expect there will be more attempts on the life of Donald Trump. What better way to stop him from proving himself the superior leader of the free world than all these leftist asshats they'd prefer! They won't stop interfering, obstructing by whatever means comes to their evil minds. And yet, to this day, I've still heard no one provide an example of how anyone has been negatively impacted by a Trump policy. Not! ONE! (And I request examples constantly.) Yet those who have it out for this guy have enacted so many policies which have had clear and unmistakably harmful consequences. I expect nothing better from them because there's no basis for thinking well of them.
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I apologize for not being clear as well. I was not insinuating that you didn't believe that Trump is or should be held responsible for his picks. It's obviously absurd to claim that none of them is qualified. Yet, pretty much every cabinet secretary is unqualified to some degree because they've never done the job before. Which is an absurd standard. The role of the senate is to interview the candidates and determine their ability to do the job. I firmly believe that bringing in outsiders to run these departments can be a good thing, and that not being a huge fan of the department you've been asked to run can also be healthy.
IMO, Trump can/should pick qualified people with little or no baggage if at all possible. It's obvious that the MSM and DFL are going to seize on anything and blow it up no matter what. Given that, why would you give them things to blow up, especially when it's something sexual. I firmly believe that there are multiple qualified people to fill the DOJ role who don't have the sort of baggage Gaetz has. Historically, big supporters of the president got ambassadorships not cabinet posts. I agree that Bondi also has some explaining to do, but less baggage than Gaetz.
I agree with your point, which is why I'm suggesting that it's not a good idea to help those who want to scrutinize and nit pick, by choosing people with baggage.
I certainly get your point, but given TDS still exists as strongly as before (possibly more so now that he dared win this election in such dominant fashion --- against one who was an extremely low bar), concerns about baggage seem less relevant given how badly they're going to drag his selections over the coals. My concern is more about whether or not that baggage is truly disqualifying. That is, does it truly compromise the candidate for the position, or will it mitigate the candidate's effectiveness in the position. In most cases, these things are just bullshit distractions. We hate to see them come up, but if it ain't one thing, the haters will find another.
Which to me, indicates that the goal should be to find great candidates without baggage.
Let's look at Gaetz for example. His actual resume isn't particularly amazing, although he does meet the minimum constitutional requirements, and it appears that his primary upside is that he's loyal to Trump. I find it hard to believe that there isn't anyone else on the conservative side of things that doesn't have a better resume and little or no baggage. In Gaetz case, while his baggage might have been explained, it isn't eliminated. I can't believe that you really think that Gaetz is so much more qualified than (for example Ted Cruz) anyone else that he should have been the first choice knowing his baggage.
You're right that the jackals are going to be nipping at everything they can to discredit Trump and his selections, so why give them more to go after?
Gaetz could have been great, we'll never know, but his own actions (justified, not prosecuted, or whatever) are the reason he had to pull out.
Please understand me, I absolutely want Trump to knock every appointment out of the park, and set himself up for success in the confirmation process. It would be the best for him, and for the country. Picking candidates without baggage seems like it helps him, not hurts.
My position has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not there are better options available, or simply other options without baggage of any kind ("baggage" being a bit of a vague and general term which can be applied in a fluid manner). It's simply an expectation I stated that whomever the candidate for whatever post might be, the Dems and RINOs will pounce in a manner unique to Trump-haters. It's done by Dems for most GOP appointment selections, but this is Trump and he's clearly the devil incarnate.
And my response to your concerns about baggage is that given the character of Dems and RINOs, so long as there's nothing truly evil in the past of a candidate for a slot, why should Trump be too concerned. Should he check with them first before making his selection, or isn't that what the advice and consent procedure supposed to be for? It's almost like doing it twice...a preliminary advice and consent before the actual.
And while I agree that Trump needs to find people who will be good in their position and also get by Dem/RINO scrutiny, he is in a position where loyalty to him is of far greater importance than it was the first time around. Of course by that I don't mean so loyal that the law will be disregarded should Trump actually act like Obama or Biden, but that they'll work to further his agenda without being in total conflict with him.
What really chaps my ass about the Gaetz situation is that what they're threatening to do was rehashing that which had been dismissed already. And if this "ethics report" is so damning (rather than just being trumped up crap), then why hasn't it been revealed already in it's full "glory"? They're just playing games, and mostly because he's messed with people like McCarthy, as if he was expected to walk in lock step with whomever the party elected to the speaker position. Recall that McCarthy endured far more rounds of voting than is normal in order to be made Speaker of the House of Representatives, and he won by making promises that some in the party...mostly notably Gaetz...felt he betrayed way too soon. The threats against Gaetz was revenge for him daring to speak out against his party leaders. While his personal behaviors might be objectionable, there are many who believe it was all part of a set up to make him toe the line.
I can provide a couple links speaking to this, but it's not relevant here. They can easily be found. But Trump must go way beyond the norm to find people who won't be dragged through the muck, and it's this very reason many don't want to serve in government at all.
I will say one thing: That Gaetz bailed so soon and easily makes me wonder just what's in that report, which again means it should have been released from the start.
And again, the worst part is that this shit won't stop until Jan 20, 2029.
My position has absolutely everything to do with the fact that if there are better candidates or equal quality candidates with no/less baggage, that Trump should go with the best/least baggage.
It goes without saying, which is why I said it earlier, that the DFL is going to nit pick Trumps candidates no matter what. Given that, why would trump make it easier for them to find things to fixate on. The reality is the one has to adapt to the situation as it is, and knowing that there are folx gunning for Trump's nominees, seems to indicate that some care be taken in their selection.
Of course Trump and his team should vet the candidates before they go before the senate, to do otherwise would be insanity. If for no other reason that the colossal waste of time and political capital involved in finding out about some hidden defect in front of a senate committee.
I could care less about Gaetz, but I agree that his departure seems to indicate something else is in the report that might bite him.
It's also possible that Gaetz was always a pawn to be sacrificed to get another candidate an easier path.
Thanks for agreeing that Trump's goal for cabinet members is to find those who have nothing to be dragged through the muck about. Let the DFL and MSM make shit up, it just makes them look like idiots.
Trump needs to be hitting at least triples if not home runs during the transition and early part of his presidency.
FYI, if the stories about Trump refusing to allow his appointees to go through the background check process, it's a bad look and reinforces the DFL/MSM narrative.
"FYI, if the stories about Trump refusing to allow his appointees to go through the background check process, it's a bad look and reinforces the DFL/MSM narrative. "
Is this a reference to recess appointments? It's the only way which would allow this, isn't it? I mean, he can't prevent the Senate from doing what they do as regards the advice and consent process of confirming appointments, right? I don't know. I'm asking sincerely.
I'm no necessarily too concerned about Gaetz per se. I'm more concerned with the petty games which would interfere with Trump getting his selections put in place.
"It's also possible that Gaetz was always a pawn to be sacrificed to get another candidate an easier path."
I've heard this posited by a couple of people, and it's not a bad ploy given Gaetz already had to deal with this crap. He may even agreed to being a pawn. His stated decision not to regain his congressional seat would suggest that's possible, too.
One of the things I can't help but wonder in these situations is how Trump tends to do things more with purpose than many would say is possible (lefties like to pretend he's a moron). Thus, to put the focus on Gaetz might be just such a move. Trump has shown himself to be more of a 3-D chess player than his opponents and detractors believe him capable of being.
From what I can tell, and based on one of my kids employment by the FDA, every government employee has to go through an FBI background check. Among other things this would be related to potential security clearance issues. While a agree that the FBI, in general, has issues that need to be reformed I'm not sure that disqualifies them from continuing to conduct these background checks. I'm hearing, and haven't seen much follow up, is that Trump is declaring that his nominees do not need to go through the background checks. Obviously, if what I've heard is wrong, then no problem. If it's right, then it's just more bad optics by Trump.
I agree that there will be "games", which suggests the importance of nominees with excellent backgrounds, and little or no baggage.
The Gaetz sacrifice ploy, if it was a thing, doesn't seem to be going well for Gaetz as it appears that the best he'll get is the potential to run for his seat in two years.
It is possible that Trump's actions are that far ahead of everyone else, I kind of doubt it though.
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