• buh [she/her]
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    4 days ago

    Ousted from the Trump cabinet in -61 days, that’s a record nobody will ever beat

    • elpaso [he/him]
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      4 days ago

      This was likely done for 2 reasons.

      1. The ag position was used as leverage to walk off scott free from sex trafficking.
      2. To make his other picks look better. We will get Ken Paxton.
      • PKMKII [none/use name]
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        4 days ago

        Oh absolutely, all these meme picks are setting up run of the mill reactionary fanatics to look “reasonable” as the replacements after the meme picks get borked.

      • BashfulBob [none/use name]
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        4 days ago

        You think he'll go to Paxton? I figured he'd just name another Senator - Hawley or Cruz - who can breeze through confirmation without issue.

          • BashfulBob [none/use name]
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            4 days ago

            Why not? He's got the background for the job, at the very least. He's a loyal little toadie, when push comes to shove. He's guaranteed to get confirmed, since Senators love waving each other through confirmation. And he's a vicious piece of shit who will be more than happy to feed Trump's appetite for revenge.

            I agree he's dangerous. And there's a real chance he'll plant a knife in Trump's back at the first opportunity. But do you really think Rubio or Hegseth or Gaetz wouldn't do the same?

            • ZWQbpkzl [none/use name]
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              4 days ago

              He's a loyal little toadie,

              Toadie: yes, loyal: no. He's been on Trump's shit list since 2015. Too much weasly ambition. The other three are coked out frat boys, not Nixon wannabes.

            • Bureaucrat [pup/pup's, null/void]
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              4 days ago

              You forget that Ted Cruz' wife looks like a dog. You've got a dog wife ted!

              Also he's a little weasel, nobody trusts him, I don't think he's gonna get anything

              • BashfulBob [none/use name]
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                4 days ago

                Also he's a little weasel, nobody trusts him

                He's got a parade of millionaire/billionaire friends in Texas who fully have his back.

        • D61 [any]
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          4 days ago

          Depends on whether Trump can strong arm Congress to go on a long recess and just rubber stamp all of his picks through recess appointments.

    • D61 [any]
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      4 days ago

      I'm glad I don't gamble... I was sure RFK was going to be the first.