Co-President Musk
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This is the problem.
Bureaucrats are not risk takers, innovative or entrepreneurial. They have value, but change and innovation is not part of their value.
True. But with thousands of page omnibus spending authority, containing lord knows
pending targets, without an honest attempt to establish priorities or set a budget, Congress is a massive failure.
This is because presidents and their Washington insider staffs become subject to the inefficient government system.
Trump is changing history and I am very pleased with that. He has blown the “Washington Way” to smithereens. Just as Musk revolutionized rocketry and other things, Trump is doing the same with the executive branch. I don’t buy for a second he violates separation of powers. Everything he is doing is within the executive branch constitutional authority. We don’t need endless processes, committees, staffers, and thousands of regulations to make government more efficient and productive.
We’ve heard for years that government computers are antiquated and inefficient. Well, so is government.
Quit repackaging what I said. There is no “codified path” for how a president and staff does its job. A codified path would violate separation of powers. I said he doesn’t need to follow ALL the rules.
The Democratic Party Potemkin village is starting to catch ablaze.
Trumps approvals continue to rise, Democratic Party approval near all time lows. have.
The village is propped up by stuff like the DoEd, USAID, corporate press. A projection of power and support that they don’t actually have.
People are overwhelmingly supportive of Trump’s first 20 days. Only the corporate press, and Stalinists like our friends on this board continue to resist.
Democrats are all noise, no signal.
Trumps approvals continue to rise, Democratic Party approval near all time lows. have.
The village is propped up by stuff like the DoEd, USAID, corporate press. A projection of power and support that they don’t actually have.
People are overwhelmingly supportive of Trump’s first 20 days. Only the corporate press, and Stalinists like our friends on this board continue to resist.
Democrats are all noise, no signal.
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As I said, zealot partisan. You never granted Biden an in of leeway in anything. Nor Obama.
Where has Congress approved this:
Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
apnews.com
It MAY be a good idea, but it was created by congressional vote, funded by congressional money.
Sending unvetted people in to receive Social Security numbers, classified data, and health information is something the true conservatives here see as wrong. Kudos to them. I'll stop saying you want a dictator when you show the tiniest amount of spine on the issue.
As I pointed out before, I agreed Biden didn't have the power to forgive student loans. I should have just said he didn't need to follow all the rules.
the funny part is that while the Democrats and leftists here yell and scream about congressional appropriations being sacrosanct, they object and resist all Musk’s efforts to make sure government spending actually matches appropriations and are documented in such a way that the spending can be audited for compliance with law. The Democrats only want to oppose Trump and call musk names.
Show me a post a person has said they oppose documenting purchases. Go ahead, show me one.
CoH, you have high hopes in terms of Trump and Co. turning government into a smooth running operation along with not over stepping executive branch authority as established by our constitution.
Only time will tell if your high hopes materialize and to what degree.
Overcoming Dems love of gov and obstinance is no easy task. Fortunately trump and Musk are dogged
He can’t shut down or move USAID w/o Congressional approval.
He could severely downsize it, etc. which I’m surprised his admin wasn’t smart enough to figure out. Phase it in over a year or two and achieve the same thing with much less commotion.
Although he might be throwing everything up against the wall to see what sticks. He’s certainly caught the Dems flat footed on a lot of his actions so far.
No, it’s not.
A dictator is someone who has absolute power—he can write any rule he wants and can’t be questioned.
I heard a story on BBC Radio News as I was driving this morning.
Do you know what organization is the #1 employer of musicians in the world?
answer: The US Military
I guess every branch had multiple bands, paying the musicians, conductors, paying for shows, paying song arrangers and songwriters. I like a good band, don't get me wrong. Probably generates good PR. And I don't know what is the total outlay. Less than a fighter jet? probably
The point is... when you look for bloat, you are probably going to find it. But you don't cut down on music expenses by first shutting off all funding to the military. That seems to be Musk's approach with other programs.
Do you know what organization is the #1 employer of musicians in the world?
answer: The US Military
I guess every branch had multiple bands, paying the musicians, conductors, paying for shows, paying song arrangers and songwriters. I like a good band, don't get me wrong. Probably generates good PR. And I don't know what is the total outlay. Less than a fighter jet? probably
The point is... when you look for bloat, you are probably going to find it. But you don't cut down on music expenses by first shutting off all funding to the military. That seems to be Musk's approach with other programs.
Elon may have to get refocused on his main job soon. Tesla sales are collapsing around the world
People are over EV. I’ve had multiple friends go back to gas guzzlers. Hybrid seemed a better approach
If I was a major shareholder I’d be like wtf dude. Fiduciary….
Absolute power? I am sure we called the king a dictator and after the magna carta he didn't come close to absolute power
. . . and many kings were not, in fact, dictators. King George surely wasn't, despite the propaganda ginned up by our rebellious forefathers.
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dic·ta·tor
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a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
