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Speaking Out . . . No Confidence
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Speaking Out . . . No Confidence One thing I like about the way some other governments run is their legislatures have votes of no confidence. Now, it seems to be happening here in the USA but in a slightly different fashion. In the last few days it was trumpeted that a variety of departments and agencies were not allowed to communicate with the citizens who employ them. A response has come from a number people in those departments and agencies it seems to essentially say – fuck your gag order. They, EPA, HHS, USDA, FDA, NPS and NASA (so far), have created non-government “rogue” Twitty accounts to voice their facts. This is unprecedented in our government. Also, today another series of votes of no confidence was cast at the State Dept. A significant number of State senior officials that deal with managing the State Department, its overseas posts and its people unexpectedly resigned or retired today. The following comment was made: “Department expertise in security, management, administrative and consular positions in particular are very difficult to replicate and particularly difficult to find in the private sector.” In both cases these aren’t political appointees they are the people who carry out the daily work of the government. Some have been through a variety of bosses and administrations (republican and Democrat). When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. |
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And I think you've hit on an important point here. I'm also a multi sourcer and I generally included and blue state sources (all the better to get to relative truth thru triangulation....) I"m sorry I wasn't clearer about the no confidence thing, *you* didn;t say it but a couple of news outlets used that exact phrase to make is look at though scores of workers were leaving in protest. IIRC (and it's been years since I directly talked to anyone in the foreign service) but I think it's only the political appointees who submit the pro forma resignations, I'm not sure if the lifers do it to or not. But the important point that you hit on is that the 24/7 news cycle has put pressure on news orgs to be first and worry about fixing things later if ever. No sweat about the no confidence thing, I didn’t know other outlets had used that phrase. It would be interesting to know which people submit pro forma resignations when things change. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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So soon up on the agenda is SCOTUS and replicating Scalia. Note I didn't say replace. How long before hearings over his nominee to turn us from choice to no choice? When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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This is unfortunately so true and with the Idiot Comb Over in office were in some serious trouble..    When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Just one week into the job and look at all the crap he's done. I pray he doesn't last four years for your country.....and the rest of us....may never recover. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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And I think you've hit on an important point here. I'm also a multi sourcer and I generally included and blue state sources (all the better to get to relative truth thru triangulation....) I"m sorry I wasn't clearer about the no confidence thing, *you* didn;t say it but a couple of news outlets used that exact phrase to make is look at though scores of workers were leaving in protest. IIRC (and it's been years since I directly talked to anyone in the foreign service) but I think it's only the political appointees who submit the pro forma resignations, I'm not sure if the lifers do it to or not. But the important point that you hit on is that the 24/7 news cycle has put pressure on news orgs to be first and worry about fixing things later if ever.
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So soon up on the agenda is SCOTUS and replicating Scalia. Note I didn't say replace. How long before hearings over his nominee to turn us from choice to no choice?
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This is unfortunately so true and with the Idiot Comb Over in office were in some serious trouble.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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Just one week into the job and look at all the crap he's done. I pray he doesn't last four years for your country.....and the rest of us....may never recover. ~~Anais Nin~~
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The only things going for us is K J Wingnut has lots of problems at home. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I have NO CONFIDENCE in the current executive administration. I applaud all who stand up against it.  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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It is a serious problem when the leader wants to gag anyone especially the people inside the government and the press. Certainly can't blame anyone who doesn't want to be in government when it is being taken over by such incompetence and criminals. But that is when we the people need those people the most. Power to the people who won't be silenced by those who want to twist this country into an autocracy by an unbalanced fool who is being mislead by the right wing zealots.  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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We are going to be in alot of trouble by the time finiTrump finishes When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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There certainly is a new sheriff in town. Part of why the founding fathers wanted checks and balances. Candidates for the House mid term elections start their explicit campaigns in about a year. I don't expect the GOP to lose its house majority in 2018. (OK, I could be wrong, and maybe DJT does quickly mess up bigly to miff and lose his base. But so far, he's much more pissing everyone off except his base. With DJT's lack of diplomacy chops and loss of experience at State, do business experts move in? Maybe SOS Tillerson will want to supplement staff with MBA wonks from Harvard Business School instead of MPP wonks from Harvard's JFK School of Govt. SOS is such a huge role, I expect some policy battles later between Tillerson and Bannon. I expect some policy battles later between Tillerson and Bannon. I don't know much about Bannon but from what I've seen so far he is just another crook. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I have NO CONFIDENCE in the current executive administration. I applaud all who stand up against it.
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It is a serious problem when the leader wants to gag anyone especially the people inside the government and the press. Certainly can't blame anyone who doesn't want to be in government when it is being taken over by such incompetence and criminals. But that is when we the people need those people the most. Power to the people who won't be silenced by those who want to twist this country into an autocracy by an unbalanced fool who is being mislead by the right wing zealots. Vive La Difference
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We are going to be in alot of trouble by the time finiTrump finishes LadyTeddieBear
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There certainly is a new sheriff in town. Part of why the founding fathers wanted checks and balances. Candidates for the House mid term elections start their explicit campaigns in about a year. I don't expect the GOP to lose its house majority in 2018. (OK, I could be wrong, and maybe DJT does quickly mess up bigly to miff and lose his base. But so far, he's much more pissing everyone off except his base. With DJT's lack of diplomacy chops and loss of experience at State, do business experts move in? Maybe SOS Tillerson will want to supplement staff with MBA wonks from Harvard Business School instead of MPP wonks from Harvard's JFK School of Govt. SOS is such a huge role, I expect some policy battles later between Tillerson and Bannon.
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It wasn't the entire senior staff, as one news outlet called it, it was a significant number of people, it was 4 people at the State Department and they were let go, they didn't quit. It wasn't the vote of no confidence that some news organizations were painting it to be. These are the sorts of people who wouldn't have quit anyway. They're bureaucrats, not ideologues and pretty much assume that they would be in those jobs administration after administration. The real question here is if in pruning the tree of federal government, President Trump isn't pruning too much of the institutional knowledge necessary to keep things moving smoothly. Which points up my frustration with the media, I've read this story in a few media outlets and it seems as though most of the outlets are getting their information from the same two sources (one of which is pretty staunchly anti-Trump. The problem is that while everyone is in a dither about this, no one is talking the *real* issues around what the administration is doing. The Minnesota state legislature is floating a list of about 30 services they want to remove from their state healthcare. This is a test for a pulling some or all of those same services from the ACA. There's a proposal on the table to eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities and to privatize PBS. Don't take your eyes off of the right hand and keep your eye on the left one folks! I do think the media in general is too quick to get out “breaking news” and sensationalize, which is why I try to source multiple avenues of information. I did not say or read that there was a vote of no confidence – I used that term as a form of comparison. I agree Trump is losing much of the institutional knowledge necessary to keep things running smoothly. There are multiple problems happening, in multiple states, in the wake of his questionable ascension and actions. Some have been widely reported and some less so – too many to list at the moment. There isn’t much that he is doing that is in the public interest IMO. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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It wasn't the entire senior staff, as one news outlet called it, it was a significant number of people, it was 4 people at the State Department and they were let go, they didn't quit. It wasn't the vote of no confidence that some news organizations were painting it to be. These are the sorts of people who wouldn't have quit anyway. They're bureaucrats, not ideologues and pretty much assume that they would be in those jobs administration after administration. The real question here is if in pruning the tree of federal government, President Trump isn't pruning too much of the institutional knowledge necessary to keep things moving smoothly. Which points up my frustration with the media, I've read this story in a few media outlets and it seems as though most of the outlets are getting their information from the same two sources (one of which is pretty staunchly anti-Trump. The problem is that while everyone is in a dither about this, no one is talking the *real* issues around what the administration is doing. The Minnesota state legislature is floating a list of about 30 services they want to remove from their state healthcare. This is a test for a pulling some or all of those same services from the ACA. There's a proposal on the table to eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities and to privatize PBS. Don't take your eyes off of the right hand and keep your eye on the left one folks!
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At least there is resistance to the terrorist Trump. He is making enemies of allies, but my bigger concern is that we have yet another head case in a position of power. Kim Jung Wingnut and whatever crazy guys are running Iran and Pakistan all have nuke capabilities. Trump will probably get many killed so he can line his and his friends wallets. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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There is a lot of questionable mental state types "out there". When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Several reports have stated that Trump’s people were trying to get them to stay. Trump doesn't have people who can do those kind of jobs since there isn't much in the private sector that equates to these kind of jobs. I agree Trump will try to silence anyone who speaks in fact. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Yeah but we're going to Build the "Wall" Probably High, Gold, and Flashing signs that say "Eat at Trumps" along with sucking Fossil Fuel out of Canada and pissing off the Rest of the World...It's been a Busy week for America   When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I work in an environment where a few years ago a great early retirement package was offered. Almost every department or division manager was eligible and took it. The loss of "history" was extremely detrimental. Wake up dreading the edict of the day.  ) and I ended up in a management position with only a few months at that job. The history and experience isn't trainable.When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I just love people at speak truth to power.. enough said.. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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