The
Republican Establishment is Playing Us
Of
course it is. The last thing McConnell and his cronies want to see is
President Trump carrying out what we voters elected him to do.
They’ve had their own little Emerald City for decades and will do
anything to keep it. And it isn’t just the DimocRATs who are slow
walking everything. A number of Repugents are doing the same.
Regardless
of the president’s words, a core of his supporters (myself
included) realized the damage that had been done. The next spending
bill was set for September. If there’s one thing that the GOPe
members hate more than Trump and his deplorable voters from Fly-Over
Country, it is the prospect of a government shutdown. McConnell is
not certain that Trump’s promise never to support another windfall
for Washington, D.C. again was simply for show or if he was serious.
Though, given the public consternation displayed by most of Trump’s
most ardent supporters, it is likely that Trump was being serious. He
will not want to disappoint them again.
By
keeping the Senate in session over the summer, McConnell is hoping to
get the proverbial jump on Trump over the issue of government
spending. Also, McConnell knows that the lack of confirmations for
President Trump’s appointments is a terrible threat to Republican
chances going into the midterm election.
So
they desperately stay in D.C. while finding every way they can to
keep their seats. And, what about the House? Will they hang around or
will Ryan send them home?
McConnell
Waves Red Flag on Senate Immigration Bill
He
says the Senate won’t consider anything the president doesn’t go
along with. That’s in response to rebellious members of the House
who’re forcing votes on a series of bills, some of which don’t
meet what the president wants.
McConnell
emphasized during his interview with Ingraham the Senate is "going
to be here, confirming the president's nominees" while staying
put in the nation's capital. The Senate majority leader berated his
Democratic colleagues for deliberately "slow-walking"
Trump's nominees and forcing cloture votes to end the debate swiftly.
"We've
had to file cloture … to speed the [nomination] process up 101
times during President Trump's administration, to try to speed up the
confirmation of his appointments," he said. "That's
happened only 24 times in the first two years over the last six
presidents."
US
sailors lack basic ship handling skills
Slightly
misleading headline. It’s the junior officers who lack basic
skills. And, if they don’t know what they’re doing, how can they
ensure enlisted personnel perform their duties properly. I then find
myself asking where the noncoms are in this? Aren’t they supposed
to be the ones “helping out” the junior officers in running a
ship?
My
next question is; what is the Naval Academy teaching them?
A
three-month internal review conducted by the Surface Warfare Officer
School selected junior officers in the fleet at random and subjected
them to tests on computer simulators. Of the 164 officers tested,
only 27 passed the test with “no
concerns.”
108 passed with “some
concerns,”
while 29 had
“significant concerns,”
reported Defense
News.
The
tests found that officers struggled to operate radars, and understood
but struggled to apply the international rules of the road for ships,
especially in low-visibility conditions. They also found that while
most officers could avoid close encounters with other ships, they
were often ill-equipped to avoid collision when placed into imminent
danger.
Recommended:
No court-martial for 2 Fitzgerald junior officers
@
https://www.stripes.com/recommended-no-court-martial-for-2-fitzgerald-junior-officers-1.531674
The
Media Goes Wacko Over a Bottle of Water
They’ve
become unhinged.
The
president takes a bottle of water off the table and puts it on the
floor. The vice president follows suit.
Is
it some sinister secret code between the two?
This
is completely, insanely, and psychologically disturbing.
You’ll
laugh yourself sick @
https://www.rt.com/usa/429028-trump-pence-water-mystery-fema/
Nikki
Haley Tells the U.N. to Butt Out
The
UN Human Rights Council condemned the USA for the way it enforces it
immigration laws.
But
what really seemed to irk
Ambassador Haley when she got out of bed on Tuesday was the
U.N.’s “hypocrisy by calling out the United States while it
ignores the reprehensible human rights records of several members of
its own Human Rights Council.” The HRC
is a body that currently includes such bastions of enlightened
humanitarianism as Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iraq, and
Venezuela, to name just a few.
Click
on the above link to see all the members of this hypocrite-filled
body.
Just
Who is Kim Jong-un?
He’s
in the news almost every day. But, what exactly do we know about him
other than his
being the dictator of North Korea?
Did
you know he attended an English language school in Switzerland? He
actually attended two but little is known about him as he used an
alias. Not a great academic but loved sports.
He
is the third member of the Kim dynasty that has ruled the North since
1948. He’s
clearly as cut-throat as his predecessors, the only way he can
survive.
He’s
married with at least one daughter although he doesn’t appear n
public with her. He’s sometimes accompanied by his younger sister,
Kim Yo-jung.
Like
most dictators, he must keep the support of the military and many
reports indicate he fears being away from the north to avoid a
potential coup – although almost everyone around him appear to be
doddering old men weighed down with “been there” medals.
As
much as is known about him @
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-un
5
Worst Military Bases
Fortunately,
I’ve never been assigned to any of these. If any of you have,
comments are always welcome.
More
about them @
https://taskandpurpose.com/worst-military-assignment-conus/
Afghanistan
Leaders Are Still Corrupt As Hell
It’s
part of their culture and there isn’t a thing western forces can do
about it. We either accept it or do what we should’ve done years
ago – get out!
Afghan
officials are behind.
That’s
a suspect turnaround.
What’s
the problem? There are five problems, and they’re all bureaucratic
garbage!
Things
don’t look good in the long run.
According
to the global corruption index maintained by Transparency
International, Afghanistan ranks 177 out of 180 in terms of public
perceptions of corruption — just above war-torn Syria, war-torn
South Sudan, and war-torn Somalia. Something tells me another
trillion bucks over another 17 years probably won’t help fix that
problem.
The
entire SIGAR report is linked to in the article @
https://taskandpurpose.com/afghanistan-corruption-sigar-report/
Scientists
Breeding Sheep that Burp Less
Probably
to sell in California that now checks out cow farts.
See?
Not all the news is dull and dark.
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