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Defense bill

Aug 17, 2018 9:47AM PDT

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I think the light is coming on
Aug 17, 2018 7:17PM PDT

Getting them to grow a set and actually speak out against Chairman/Emperor Don will take a bit longer.

Perhaps the elections in the fall will build a fire under them.

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Yup
Aug 17, 2018 8:23PM PDT

With the election coming it seems that a big chunk of them are in CYA mode.

Perhaps after the election when the dust settles they might exercise the power they have.

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HE even realized
Aug 17, 2018 8:59PM PDT
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As a draft dodger
Aug 17, 2018 9:51PM PDT

The child has some odd ideas about vets.

I suspect this parade thing has more to do with feeding his ego than vets.

I won't speak for other vets but I sure don't need a parade.

Let alone a 90 million buck parade.

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I thought that was common knowledge.
Aug 17, 2018 10:35PM PDT

Parades, esp. military, feed leaders' egos.

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Ego.....yup
Aug 17, 2018 11:14PM PDT

And the child seems to have a super sized one and it's very delicate.

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I believe that's common practice for American Presidents.
Aug 17, 2018 10:38PM PDT

Pick and choose, for whatever reasons, by whatever power. Then Congress does its thing. Goes back at least to T. Jefferson.

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The problem is
Aug 17, 2018 11:33PM PDT

Congress is not doing it's thing.

They are just letting this guy do what he wants.

There seems to be paralysis in congress.