I’m kind of surprised that the regional head of HUD is (apparently) a political appointee. I would have thought that would have been a civil service position.
Freely advertising that their crew needs to be made great again strikes me as a curious self-own, or at least an overt insult to their former members. But hey, nobody asked for my civilian opinion…
If it was their idea, got no problem with unless they were ordered to do it. After all, lots of photos of guys in Viet Nam with “peace signs” and “FTA!” on their helmets.
The Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride which goes to Washington every year to raise awareness for veterans’ issues, has announced that they won’t be doing it any more, to concentrate on local events. Individual 1, while in Japan, claimed that the issues have been worked out and the ride will continue next year, and further on. The founder of Rolling Thunder has no idea where that information is coming from.
When Elaine Chao (Mitch McConnell’s wife) was nominated to be Secretary of Transportation, she pledged to divest herself of her shares in Vulcan Materials, a construction company with contracts with the Department of Transportation. She hasn’t.
NPR reported that the reason they cancelled the ride was the cost of about $200,000, which the Pentagon charges for use of the parking lot, security, toilets and so forth. So unless Trump knows someone who is willing to cover the costs, I don’t know what he’s thinking.
And yell at the mourners, a la Westboro Baptist Church.
ETA: Had a couple hundred Harley riders show up at our church for a funeral*, and despite being dressed like Hell’s Angels, they were respectful, and polite to the old church ladies. And quiet (as soon as they turned off their bikes).
*It was for Bill Davidson, the other half of Harley.
Putting these two items together reminds me that “Rolling Thunder European Regularity Tonic” was a regular advertiser on WKRP before the station changed its format. The fact that CFSG is involved is a bonus.
