"Anton is known for his long history of isolationist foreign policy views"
IOW, he fits right in to what Trump [sic] is shooting for: turning the US into a third world hermit kingdom.
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"[Anton] essentially argued that destroying the country by electing Trump was preferable to four years of Hillary Clinton as president"
And he wasn't wrong. TFG did everything he could to "Make America Great Again," to return America to the Christian nation our Founding Fathers envisioned, and show the world how strong the country is. OTOH, Ms Clinton would have further ruined the US by keeping us as a liberal democracy, with no G-d watching over His new chosen people (male deity used since these fine folk are convinced that their G-d is an anthropomorphic male), and where evildoers are not sufficiently punished for their actions (like a woman choosing to have an abortion rather than another mouth to feed when she can barely feed her kids now, or a POC pulling into the wrong driveway by mistake).
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"You do all these things and you can have a staff of two or three hundred people inside the White House, completely loyal to the president and his agenda"
Because one can't have people who are loyal to the Constitution and the rule of law around. How is POTUS supposed to do presidential things (for example disenfranchising those who disagree with him or threatening our friends and allies in support of those that want to see America taken down a peg or two) if he doesn't have loyalists surrounding him who will carry out his every order, no questions asked? Project 2025... sorry... Agenda 47 must be implemented in its entirety to put America back on the right track. If a lackey dares question the agenda, then buh-by -- and she/he should expect the FBI to open a file on them for unamerican activities.
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"His lack of qualifications and tendentious policy positions were largely unimportant to the few senators who were willing to briefly delay their support for him."
A lack of qualifications or a smattering of background for the job to be filled are features, not bugs, in the incoming (mis)administration, as are nasty, evil policies targeting the department one is to lead. The prime criteria are loyalty, being a yeswoman/man, and an extraordinary need to exact vengeance on those that are enemies of the RINOs in general and TFG in particular.
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"In the end, expect the whole gang to sail to confirmation."
G-dess, how I hope you're wrong Mr Perticone. But, if you are correct there still might be a silver lining to this cloud. The more asshattery coming from TFG's administration, Congressional RINOs, and pseudoconservatives the better the odds that MAGAdroids will be unceremoniously dumped in the midterms, and the MAGA death knell will begin ringing out. (Yes, I know, wishcasting, but for the time being dreams are not illegal.)
"Anton is known for his long history of isolationist foreign policy views"
IOW, he fits right in to what Trump [sic] is shooting for: turning the US into a third world hermit kingdom.
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"[Anton] essentially argued that destroying the country by electing Trump was preferable to four years of Hillary Clinton as president"
And he wasn't wrong. TFG did everything he could to "Make America Great Again," to return America to the Christian nation our Founding Fathers envisioned, and show the world how strong the country is. OTOH, Ms Clinton would have further ruined the US by keeping us as a liberal democracy, with no G-d watching over His new chosen people (male deity used since these fine folk are convinced that their G-d is an anthropomorphic male), and where evildoers are not sufficiently punished for their actions (like a woman choosing to have an abortion rather than another mouth to feed when she can barely feed her kids now, or a POC pulling into the wrong driveway by mistake).
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"You do all these things and you can have a staff of two or three hundred people inside the White House, completely loyal to the president and his agenda"
Because one can't have people who are loyal to the Constitution and the rule of law around. How is POTUS supposed to do presidential things (for example disenfranchising those who disagree with him or threatening our friends and allies in support of those that want to see America taken down a peg or two) if he doesn't have loyalists surrounding him who will carry out his every order, no questions asked? Project 2025... sorry... Agenda 47 must be implemented in its entirety to put America back on the right track. If a lackey dares question the agenda, then buh-by -- and she/he should expect the FBI to open a file on them for unamerican activities.
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"His lack of qualifications and tendentious policy positions were largely unimportant to the few senators who were willing to briefly delay their support for him."
A lack of qualifications or a smattering of background for the job to be filled are features, not bugs, in the incoming (mis)administration, as are nasty, evil policies targeting the department one is to lead. The prime criteria are loyalty, being a yeswoman/man, and an extraordinary need to exact vengeance on those that are enemies of the RINOs in general and TFG in particular.
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"In the end, expect the whole gang to sail to confirmation."
G-dess, how I hope you're wrong Mr Perticone. But, if you are correct there still might be a silver lining to this cloud. The more asshattery coming from TFG's administration, Congressional RINOs, and pseudoconservatives the better the odds that MAGAdroids will be unceremoniously dumped in the midterms, and the MAGA death knell will begin ringing out. (Yes, I know, wishcasting, but for the time being dreams are not illegal.)
fnord
Midterms? What midterms? A show, at best. That’s my guess.
Agree 100%