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Trump filling "the swamp" with more and more swamp creatures...

Bugsy McGurk said:
Do you think there's any chance that the Trump rabble will admit they were duped, apologize for supporting Trump, and demand his ouster?

Sheesh....

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/...odayspaper/index.html?nytmobile=0&nytmobile=0
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As I understand the conservative spin on this question, Trump was referring to the federal bureaucracy when he used the word "swamp." Obviously, Goldman Sachs holds sway in this administration to an even greater extent than any previous administration.
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;)
 
georgephillip said:
As I understand the conservative spin on this question, Trump was referring to the federal bureaucracy when he used the word "swamp." Obviously, Goldman Sachs holds sway in this administration to an even greater extent than any previous administration.
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The biggest film-flam in the history of the world.
 
I stopped at "potential conflicts." My best friend's brother lived in Russia for years. I guess I can't work for Trump due to "potential conflicts". Who on this planet doesn't have "potential conflicts"?

Fake news. NY Times. Nothing new.
 
The Thinker said:
I stopped at "potential conflicts." My best friend's brother lived in Russia for years. I guess I can't work for Trump due to "potential conflicts". Who on this planet doesn't have "potential conflicts"?

Fake news. NY Times. Nothing new.
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Translation: I like Trump's swamp creatures. I'm gonna babble about Russia instead of addressing the issue.

;-)
 
Bugsy McGurk said:
Translation: I like Trump's swamp creatures. I'm gonna babble about Russia instead of addressing the issue.

;-)
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I gave an example of a potential conflict. You love to whine about Russia, so I knew you'd appreciate it. ;)

Now tell me: who doesn't have "potential conflicts"?
 
georgephillip said:
In 2000, Trump bragged about how he could turn a profit on running for president; now that he actually is the president, can you imagine how much money he and his family will make in his first 100 days?
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A ton. Imagine knowing in advance to buy stock in weapons companies whose products are about to be used.
 
georgephillip said:
In 2000, Trump bragged about how he could turn a profit on running for president; now that he actually is the president, can you imagine how much money he and his family will make in his first 100 days?
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That is one promise he is fulfilling - he is stuffing his coffers with dough resulting from his presidency.

All while his toadies clap like trained seals, even opposing efforts to get Trump to tell Americans what he owns, who he owes, etc.
 
The Thinker said:
I gave an example of a potential conflict. You love to whine about Russia, so I knew you'd appreciate it. ;)

Now tell me: who doesn't have "potential conflicts"?
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The article is not about Russia or the general topic of potential conflicts. The topic is swamp creatures, especially the Goldman Sacks and lobbyist types that Trump railed against when he was a candidate. Now he has them running our government. All while you applaud him.
 
Bugsy McGurk said:
That is one promise he is fulfilling - he is stuffing his coffers with dough resulting from his presidency.

All while his toadies clap like trained seals, even opposing efforts to get Trump to tell Americans what he owns, who he owes, etc.
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Good thing Obama's net worth didn't increase dramatically as a result of his presidency, right?
 
Bugsy McGurk said:
The article is not about Russia or the general topic of potential conflicts. The topic is swamp creatures, especially the Goldman Sacks and lobbyist types that Trump railed against when he was a candidate. Now he has them running our government. All while you applaud him.
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I always thought headlines were a summary of the story to follow. So then the headline is dishonest?
 
The Thinker said:
Good thing Obama's net worth didn't increase dramatically as a result of his presidency, right?
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That occurs with all presidents, just by virtue of their position and status.

And then we have the actual topic - a president using his presidential powers to enhance the value of his business interests.
 
The Thinker said:
A ton. Imagine knowing in advance to buy stock in weapons companies whose products are about to be used.
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And every "distraction" from Trump Tweets to very real prospects of war in Syria or North Korea enables him to amass more and more wealth without any public scrutiny. I suspect ten years from now we will look back on Trump's first hundred days and be amazed/appalled by the wealth his family accumulated?
 
The Thinker said:
I always thought headlines were a summary of the story to follow. So then the headline is dishonest?
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Some "highlights" for you...

In at least two cases, the appointments may have already led to violations of the administration’s own ethics rules. But evaluating if and when such violations have occurred has become almost impossible because the Trump administration is secretly issuing waivers to the rules.

One such case involves Michael Catanzaro, who serves as the top White House energy adviser. Until late last year, he was working as a lobbyistfor major industry clients such as Devon Energy of Oklahoma, an oil and gas company, and Talen Energy of Pennsylvania, a coal-burning electric utility, as they fought Obama-era environmental regulations, including the landmark Clean Power Plan. Now, he is handling some of the same matters on behalf of the federal government.

Another case involves Chad Wolf, who spent the past several years lobbying to secure funding for the Transportation Security Administration to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new carry-on luggage screening device. He is now chief of staff at that agency — at the same time as the device is being tested and evaluated for possible purchase by agency staff. There are other examples. At the Labor Department, two officials joined the agency from the K Street lobbying corridor, leaving behind jobs where they fought some of the Obama administration’s signature labor rules, including a policy requiring financial advisers to act in a client’s best interest when providing retirement advice.
 
Bugsy McGurk said:
Some "highlights" for you...

In at least two cases, the appointments may have already led to violations of the administration’s own ethics rules. But evaluating if and when such violations have occurred has become almost impossible because the Trump administration is secretly issuing waivers to the rules.

One such case involves Michael Catanzaro, who serves as the top White House energy adviser. Until late last year, he was working as a lobbyistfor major industry clients such as Devon Energy of Oklahoma, an oil and gas company, and Talen Energy of Pennsylvania, a coal-burning electric utility, as they fought Obama-era environmental regulations, including the landmark Clean Power Plan. Now, he is handling some of the same matters on behalf of the federal government.

Another case involves Chad Wolf, who spent the past several years lobbying to secure funding for the Transportation Security Administration to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new carry-on luggage screening device. He is now chief of staff at that agency — at the same time as the device is being tested and evaluated for possible purchase by agency staff. There are other examples. At the Labor Department, two officials joined the agency from the K Street lobbying corridor, leaving behind jobs where they fought some of the Obama administration’s signature labor rules, including a policy requiring financial advisers to act in a client’s best interest when providing retirement advice.
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Maybe you have a point. Trump should hire restaurant managers to handle energy issues.

Sheez....
 
The Thinker said:
Translation: How dare you address the headline of an article!
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You'll have to find someone else to bicker with as to the skills of the headline writer.

More "highlights"....

Trump White House officials had over 300 recent corporate clients and employers, including Apple, the giant hedge fund Citadel and the insurance titan Anthem, according to a Times analysis of financial disclosures. (The White House has released disclosures for only about half of its roughly 180 current senior political employees.) And there are more than 40 former lobbyists in the White House and the broader federal government.

Exceptions Made in Secret
Walter M. Shaub Jr. is director of the Office of Government Ethics, which advises federal agencies to help them and their employees — including the White House — comply with federal ethics laws, such as a prohibition on using a government post to personally profit.

He said that Mr. Trump’s own ethics executive order in late January eliminated a requirement, first adopted by President Barack Obama, that executive branch appointees not accept jobs in agencies they recently lobbied. That weakened standards applying to approximately 4,000 executive branch hires.

Mr. Trump also made it easier for former lobbyists in the government to get waivers that would let them take up matters that could benefit former clients.

During the Obama administration, these waivers were given only under a narrow set of circumstances, and had to be filed and explained in an annual report for public inspection, Mr. Shaub said. The waivers were also previously posted on the Government Ethics website. None have been posted since Mr. Trump became president, as sharing them is no longer required.

“There’s no transparency, and I have no idea how many waivers have been issued,” Mr. Shaub said in an interview, adding that he could not comment on any individual matter until a complaint had been filed and investigated.
 
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