Presumptive SecDef Esper blocks Elizabeth Warren's attempt at a gotcha soundbyte

That was good.

Warren forgot she asked a question

I actually agree with liz warren (god I need a bath)


Anything that can limit the military industrial complex in this country is a good thing. Generals and DOJers (Comey!) working for govt, then getting huge paying jobs on the other side of the deals they’ve made with contractors is a COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

I will say, I don’t know how this move works into Liz warren’s big plan, and I’d bet there’s a specific angle they are working that’s more corrupt than this surface argument, but on its face, I’m against high profile govt employees that handle billions upon billions with contractors switching sides. It’s bullshite.

I was actually supportive of this idea, as well. However, this raises a concern that this bill would block specifically skilled individuals from appointments and reserve those appointments for politicians only. I definitely don’t want key expertise positions to be held exclusively by politicians. Perhaps the bill is too restrictive and some tweaks should be made to allow one cycle within 4 years.

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Oh bullshite. A person shouldn't have to wait 4 years to get a job after serving the country. Shut up with that weak arse shite. She wants him to sit 4 years then Congress should have to sit 4 years after they leave office and hold NO job for any company they took money from after office. Until Congress passes that law they and you can choke on bag of dicks.

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how do you stop corruption? You’re ok with key decision makers at the DOD signing Lockheed Martin to a $400 billion sweetheart deal and then being hired by that same firm in 6 months????


You don’t see where a corrupt govt employee might give away the tax payers money knowing he’ll get a shiny new office for life after military service with company he just hooked up with a wink and a nod?!?!?

I agree LSU Tiger. Its one of the reasons we end up with f-35 fighter jets costing 100s of billions at a time when we are relying more on drones an sats. The spending is out of control. And its not just the revolving door and the lobbying, every friggin congressman has a foundation set up specifically designed to sidestep directly taking funding.

Ask yourselves why the Saudis gave millions to Mccains foundation, it was just a workaround, he agrees to funding for the weapons boys, they sell to Saudi, with a little gravy on the side and the Saudis donate the gravy back to the Mccain foundation for all the various contracts.

By the way, I think Warren is a POS someone needs to strangle her for the albatross of a fed org that is supposed to be some credit watchdog, I forget the name of it, she formed it and its a 100 million dollar plus joke.

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She didn't ask a question. She campaigned by letting everyone know of her piece of legislation

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And she is too dumb to be able to make her statements and ask her questions without having to read them from a prepared statement, probably written by a staff aide.

That is very revealing....

Look. I'm no fan of Warren, she's a cuckoo, but this was not a bad look for her.

She is engaged in the theater of running for President. Her supporters will eat it up and it could sway some other like minded nuts.

As far as her bill she was cheerleading. I'm not a fan of those restrictions but I can see where reasonable people could disagree on the issue.

These whole conformations are joke now and colossal waste of time. Just get right to the party line vote and move on.

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She was overly emotional,

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You are probably not aware but it is sexist to criticize a woman by calling her emotional. We will look past this transgression but don’t let it happen again. Signed: PC Police