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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell this is good news - Tulsi Gabbard has resigned
But with House and Senate closed will trump appoint someone real quick that couldn't get confirmed otherwise?
Dulcinea
(10,351 posts)I've walked in those shoes. My husband is a cancer survivor. Everything else takes a back seat when a serious illness like that happens. Best wishes for a full & speedy recovery for him, & Tulsi can find something else to do with her life.
Skittles
(173,188 posts)I highly doubt this was solely her decision
displacedvermoter
(5,073 posts)Lovie777
(23,929 posts)another Russian agent.
The safe factor with the current Republican Party in charged is -0-.
rampartd
(5,214 posts)tuli's main job was translating the russian disinformation to 3rd grader so trump could read it if he wanted to.
RockRaven
(19,804 posts)Careful what you wish, you just might get it."
If we have learned one thing from 5+ years of Dotard presidenting, it can always be made worse.
Blue Owl
(59,725 posts)EnergizedLib
(3,168 posts)The bad news? The felon somehow always manages to find someone even worse.
SamuelTheThird
(1,315 posts)Reuters- A source familiar with the matter said that Gabbard had been forced out by the White House.
Granted, Tulsi was horrible and her sympathies (at the very least) were with Russia
0rganism
(25,725 posts)* the 4 female members of F47's original awful legion of dumb are out
* F47 has a limited window to finish consolidating power before an uncertain outcome hinders his cabinet picks, and now he can knock one off the list
* whoever takes over is almost guaranteed to be worse and will be expected to oversee unusually evil operations on behalf of the new imperial owning class.
Wiz Imp
(10,550 posts)0rganism
(25,725 posts)Fascinating if true, but uncharacteristic of the regime. Could be the pain reinforcement learning talking, but I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said it can't possibly get worse right before it got much worse.
Rather than asking whether a given situation could deteriorate further, I have become accustomed to asking how it will get even worse. What seems likely to me is that the deminishment of the USA's leadership role in global affairs is wrapping up, with Russia already meeting many of its long-term goals. The next phase must be devoted to intense concentration of capital among a global elite -- these are debts which must be paid by those currently wielding the nation's power.
Wiz Imp
(10,550 posts)You can be assured that the US currently has ZERO secrets that haven't been shared with Russia. A replacement can be just as bad, but it is impossible to be worse. The average American has no idea how harmful her being in that position was. Our entire intelligence operation was surely compromised. We will continue to see the repercussions for years and possibly decades.
Wiz Imp
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Maru Kitteh
(32,028 posts)betsuni
(29,354 posts)Johonny
(26,713 posts)I mean, if they don't have a rap sheet, they're not qualified for this administration