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More turn over in the WH zoo?

Sep 5, 2018 6:25PM PDT

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RE:How does anyone work for the Don?
Sep 6, 2018 12:19PM PDT

By passing a lie detector test?

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Yes I suppose
Sep 6, 2018 1:37PM PDT

Swear to support the Don no matter what direction he's going.

That direction can change minute by minute.

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Interesting comment. Not sure if you meant it
Sep 7, 2018 8:17AM PDT

literally, but you could have.
Anyway, a strict constructionist could point out that the Pledge applies only to "the flag and to the country for which it stands". No mention of human titles, much less personal names. Yet, in practical terms you're self-obligated to obey the Chief Executive and CinC - even if he is "the Mayor of Crazytown". [©Film, Series of Unfortunate Events]
If, at crunch time, you opt not to, you'll end up in jail with us. At least we'll understand why. Happy

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BTW, we see this coming, but don't
Sep 7, 2018 8:19AM PDT

"worry" or "complain" about it.
Grin

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Crazy town.....exactly
Sep 7, 2018 9:14AM PDT

I don't know why someone would want to work in that nut house unless it's just to burnish the resume.

You can't have any order in an organization if the person at the top keeps changing direction.

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New Yorker has an interesting article about
Sep 8, 2018 2:12PM PDT

The Letter. Found just about everything wrong with it and the author. Good perspective IMO.
Writer took the NYT to task also, for printing it, but there's some competition between the two pubs over coverage of two big issues, #Metoo and the Trump WH. May affect writing on both.

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From Reuters this A.M.
Sep 12, 2018 5:38AM PDT

"Commentary: The unnamed insiders who claim to be working clandestinely to resist Trump are not heroes, says Peter Van Buren, a State Department veteran. “No one should join the government to do only things they think are personally right; one serves the United States, and takes an oath to a Constitution."