This is what mediocrity looks like
this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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Mendacity.
He knew. He didn't care. He just put out his hand and dared the Senate not to give him a black check.
And he's going to get that check, because Democrats more are terrified of looking obstructionist than of looking like they can't govern.
What does "legally required" here mean? I assume there's supposed to be a punishment?
"I thought this was just a meet and greet"
Fascists are inefficient.
He's probably waiting for orders on how to do it, like everyone waiting for Hitler to wake up before countering the Normandy invasion.
And when Hitler woke up his first order was for breakfast and he chilled a bit before finally having his meeting. He misread the situation so fucking bad it is a miracle that even the enlisted men guarding him didn't scream at his face.
BTW. The Allies took into account Hitler's sleeping habits when timing their invasion. No joke.
I want to say he even habitually hanged/demoted/sent people who woke him to the Eastern Front.
He probably also fired the people who know how to make the budget in the first place.
Okay, so $0 for the FBI. Done!
That's what Trump wants. Take note of the military and ICE budgets, however..
His name is Kash but he doesn't have any...
Can't imagine how you'd expect an idiot like Kash Patel to do anything right at all.
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I wonder if they’re advising agency heads to do this so they can fuck with the budget for their wealthy tax break bill?
No, I think he's that dumb. Look at the lies the Bush Jr. team came up with before the Iraq invasion. Those were great lies; handcrafted with Old World dedication and aged in oak barrels until they were perfect.
These clowns are just incompetent.
People need to drop the "they're incompetent" shtick if they beat you every time. Because if you get beat by people you think are incompetent, what does that make you?
It implies nothing because it is not competence that is evaluated here.
Republicans beat Democrats because:
#1 A sizeable core of the American demographic cannot tell the difference between their elbow and a chair (too stupid) and are fearful of their own shadow
#2 The alternative, the Democrats, are almost as incompetent as the Republicans making the distinction moot.
The side that isn't willing to shoot up schools
You can be great at one thing and an idiot at everything else.
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