The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making

[kaylasdad99]

@running_coach

Kellyanne Conway Has Zero Experience In Drug Policy But Is Running the White House Opioid Response

Kellyanne Conway is spearheading the Trump Administration’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at a press conference Wednesday.

Conway will “coordinate and lead the effort from the White House,” according to Sessions. “I think her appointment represents a very significant commitment from the president and his White House team.”

Conway has “zero background” on drug policy, says Keith Humphreys, a Stanford psychiatry professor and former Obama drug policy advisor, adding that it’s unclear what this position entails. The White House has reportedly clarified that Sessions was simply acknowledging a role Conway was already playing in the administration’s response to the epidemic, according to Politico reporters.

It’s pretty obvious what the position entails. It entails being a warm body that the Administration can point to as being in the position.

I seem to remember that the administration said it was requesting something on the order of $10M to address the problem (can’t find anything with a figure above $0 right now, though). It reminded me of The Mouse on the Moon, in which the Duchy of Grand Fenwick requested the U.S. State Department approve a grant of $5K so it could fund research into a proposed moon launch. This is just about as plausible.

[Johnny_L.A]

@wguy123

Exactly. This had nothing to do with his performance. This had everything to do with Tillerson calling the Dipshit in Chief a “fucking moron.”

How long till McMaster is gone for calling the Fucking Moron an “idiot,” a “dope,” and a man with the intelligence of a “kindergartener?”

I was listening to NPR this morning, and heard someone I presume was a British official (extremely bad traffic this morning, so radio listening had to take a lower precedence) said that Loser Donnie is ‘racist, unqualified, stupid, or all three.’

[TonySinclair]

@asahi

the fact that Bush holdovers like Condy Rice gave him a ringing endorsement ought to remind us of how utterly incompetent the Bush team was.

With the Bush team, and Condi in particular, the maxim is reversed — never assume incompetence when malice will explain things.

[QuickSilver]

@Happy_Lendervedder

Sometimes I just want to dig a deep hole in the ground and live there.

And miss all the fun?:

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White House has “no personnel announcements at this time.”

“Secretary Tillerson continues to lead the State Department and the entire Cabinet is focused on completing this incredibly successful first year of President Trump’s administration,” Sanders said in a statement.

It’s delusional liars, all the way down.

[running_coach]

@QuickSilver

And miss all the fun?:

It’s delusional liars, all the way down.

Most of them are not delusional, just liars.

[The_Tooth]

“Incredibly successful”? She said that? Did she follow it up by saying that President Donald Trump was the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being she’d ever known in her life?

[PatriotX]

Cotton as CIA director is very, very, very bad news for America.

[The_Tooth]

It’s very, very, very bad news for America’s victims.

[running_coach]

@PatriotX

Cotton as CIA director is very, very, very bad news for America.

Who the hell picked Cotton?
:flees:

[garygnu]

@kaylasdad99

It’s pretty obvious what the position entails. It entails being a warm body that the Administration can point to as being in the position.

…

[my emphasis]
Objection! Assuming facts not in evidence.

[Slash1972]

@running_coach

Who the hell picked Cotton?
:flees:

Is the exact moment that he gets selected a “Cotton pickin’ minute”?

:follows running coach:

[ThelmaLou]

When will Thump find a place for Alex Jones in the administration?

[running_coach]

Sanders is doing the press briefing and it looks like she drew on her expression. Her left eyebrow has a more pronounced arc than her right.
Makes her look like Spock.

[Monty]

@Procrustus

I may buy a big boat with next year’s tax savings. I’ll have to think of a good name to honor Trump. SS Deplorable?

I’d go with SS Hit (maybe SS HHiitt).

@garygnu

Objection! Assuming facts not in evidence.

And since when have facts mattered to Trump?

[Anny_Middon]

@ThelmaLou

When will Thump find a place for Alex Jones in the administration?

Give it a couple of years. He’s slated to head up the Ministry of Truth.

[Rick_Kitchen]

Isn’t Pompeo the head of the intelligence agency that Trump doesn’t think provides valid information?

[running_coach]

@Rick_Kitchen

Isn’t Pompeo the head of the intelligence agency that Trump doesn’t think provides valid information?

That was before he was elected. Much like the unemployment rate.

[elucidator]

@running_coach

Who the hell picked Cotton?
:flees:

Release the hounds.

[eschereal]

Well, there is also the verb form of “cotton”, which has two meanings that seem dreadfully inapt for any R-OK.

[asahi]

@Merneith

The NYT article from post #13900 that I quoted specifically said that Asa Hutchinson’s replacement pick would only be allowed to serve until the next election, ie - 2018. Otherwise, Cotton’s seat is safe until 2020.

If the NYT is wrong about this, ok. Do you have a cite that contradicts them?

I do not; carry on.