Republicans crippling institutions then blaming those institutions as ineffectual leading to distrust in those institutions and creating a feedback loop. That’s been the Republican way for fifty years, and the conservative way since slavery was abolished.
If Trump actually relied on advice from knowledgeable people his Cabinet members would be more important. He's not going to listen to them unless they tell him what he wants to hear anyway. So clowns it is.
In layman's terms, I believe that what Congressman Comer is trying to say is, "F*** you." Perhaps, I feel Congress is wasting my tax dollars. Can DOGE fix that for me?
"dismantle some of the contracts unions have created that would seem impossible to make even the slightest reductions to the workforce"
Layoffs! They want massive layoffs to make people suffer.
None of those people, including Trump, know enough about how our gov't functions to make these decisions and we know they will likely be made without any input from those who do -- Trump believes he knows everything.
The GOVERNMENT WASTES MONEY ON YOU USELESS PIECES OF SHIT POLITICIANS!! Work for $15 an or hour or minimum wage and let us know what needs to change😏COMER IS A WASTE OF SPACE LIKE MTG BOEBERT AND GAETZ!!
I guarantee they wont be making cuts to things that are actual wastes. They will be cutting programs and agencies that work to improve the lives of the lower and middle class.
this incoming administration only cares about improving the lives of the rich, well-off, and well-connected. Establishment
I guarantee they’re going to axe something they haven’t probably thought through and the fallout will end them as political movement. Unintended consequences and all that.
Oh, there will be damage. But that’s the point. They’ll damage something that everyone depends on or something that injures or kills lots of people and the outrage will be entirely on them. They can’t really pretend when they control every legislative branch.
I want to see the end of lifetime benefits, etc, for elected officials. They need to have the same medical plans as the American people. That would save millions of dollars.
I have an idea. All congressmen and women cut their staffs by 90%. That’d save a lot as we know that Congress has much better benefits than even the regular federal civil servant.
DOGE is a scare tactic (and pretty effective) but they are not a real thing. Congress has to authorize this change. Right now DOGE is a bunch of full time lobbyists.
Let's remember that the federal government has about the same number of employees as it has had for the past fifty years.
Let's also remember that three quarters of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, and interest on the debt. There are few meaningful cuts to make.
That DOGE is not even considered a part of the government. Trumps is letting them have their time now, but that'll change. He wants to keep them around
That 3-point “DOGE Plan” translated from Newspeak, is:
1. slash and burn regulations so big business can maximize profits without the “burden” of standards or oversight;
2. get rid of massive numbers of career civil servants, to consolidate more power in the hands of Trump’s political
Maga members of Congress like Comer epitomize wasteful government spending. $174k+/yr for doing jack. They should earn the median wage of their respective states.
1. People/companies tried to hurt or rip off the gov't.
2. Companies/people tried to hurt or rip off other companies/people.
3. The gov't is trying to make the world a better place.
4. The gov't is collecting taxes.
JFC just say you want monarchy if you want monarchy because that's pretty much what you have, in effect. Every Republican in every branch is a loyal subject to DJT. I'd love to be proven wrong.
Can we start by defunding Elon musk?? That’ll free up lots of cash. Then there are all the roads to nowhere in red states. Then pass a rule that no state can take more money than it pays in. Stop treating SC and WV like they’re billionaires.
Comer is a dumbass KY hick from backasswards Monroe County, KY... Who was too lazy to even work his own farm fields. He can go shove his words into a pipe and smoke them! Just sayin' -From a neighbor 😉🤭
How about Congressional organizations and their leadership that spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars over the course of two years and accomplish nothing?
No more Constitution, No more USA, no more citizenship, no rights destroy USA then the World then m we can go to Mars and the Elite Start over in Utopia.
I'm old enough to remember debates surrounding the word "mandate," and whether or not a president won by a large enough margin to be considered to have one.
More people voted against Trump than for him, with a 1.6% margin. This is decidedly NOT a mandate, but the GOP can't stop claiming it as one.
Can we start with the politicians that don't do anything but bitch and complain about what's going on in this country, but won't come out and actually do anything about it?
Well, let's see - the one Department that gets the most money, and can't account for it? Defense. So let's just not appoint Hegseth and demand full accountability for all the $$$ that goes there. That's the logical place to start right?
Good lord, is that Trey "Forceps Pinhead" Gowdy interviewing him? Talk about the blind leading the blind. Not sure who'd win the gold in the Halfwit Olympiad going on right there.
They could probably replace Comer with an AI bot. Probably would be better for the people in Kentucky that he represents. He hasn't done a damn thing for them since he was elected. Save a lot of money and embarrassment to boot.
Amazing. This is going to be so insane. I'm thinking one of the inevitable legal challenges ends up at SCOTUS and they rule against him, prompting him to ignore them and creating a true constitutional crisis.
Fucking do it, quite threatening. Just yank all the supports out for State and Local governments to pick up. Leave children hungry and people homeless. Abandon victims of extreme weather events. And then the people say you should fix this! But you can't, because you only know how to break things.
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It makes perfect sense.
Oh, but we already have because Trump is the President Elect.
Layoffs! They want massive layoffs to make people suffer.
this incoming administration only cares about improving the lives of the rich, well-off, and well-connected. Establishment
Investigating Hunter Biden for multiple years for absolutely nothing.
Don’t even get me started on Gowdy…
The elected officials may be stupid and incompetent, but the oligarchs behind them can provide some very effective staff people.
Let's also remember that three quarters of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, and interest on the debt. There are few meaningful cuts to make.
1. slash and burn regulations so big business can maximize profits without the “burden” of standards or oversight;
2. get rid of massive numbers of career civil servants, to consolidate more power in the hands of Trump’s political
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3. cut services to the bone to make way for more tax cuts for the wealthy.
It doesn’t matter how stupid or incompetent the Comers of the world are. Or even insane Cabinet picks. Those are sideshows.
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From a distance.
“Acts have consequences”
- We only demolish.
- We only deduct.
- We only exclude.
- We only cut.
- We only exempt.
- We only devolve.
- We only demand.
- We never build.
Oh, hey!!! More consolidation in the executive branch w/tfg suffering from dementia. What could go wrong?
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That said, has Kentucky ever really sent their best & brightest to Washington, DC?
All that crap he did as head of the Oversight Cmte to beat down Pres Biden was a total waste of taxpayer $$.
1. People/companies tried to hurt or rip off the gov't.
2. Companies/people tried to hurt or rip off other companies/people.
3. The gov't is trying to make the world a better place.
4. The gov't is collecting taxes.
So, of course, Republicans want to cut regs.
More people voted against Trump than for him, with a 1.6% margin. This is decidedly NOT a mandate, but the GOP can't stop claiming it as one.
Oh right, they aren't serious about any of this.
They think they’re just going to fire all the teachers!? 😂
as an aside ellen and ramalangadingdongs dept is an ADVISORY board