Impressed by Trump administration
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Spock
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gut
I liked the comment about ensuring women have access to capital, etc, to follow their financial dreams....and Elizabeth Warren was giving a confused-looking clapSpock;1839071 wrote:He is killing this speech.. It is pretty impressive that he has gotten this much done this month. -
majorspark
I noticed this as well. That I don't really want to be seen clapping at a Trump speech but not clapping at government intervention protecting women look.gut;1839073 wrote:I liked the comment about ensuring women have access to capital, etc, to follow their financial dreams....and Elizabeth Warren was giving a confused-looking clap -
Spock
He has hammered home women stuff all night and all the partisan hacks wearing white for "women's" rights and they have failed to stand for anythinggut;1839073 wrote:I liked the comment about ensuring women have access to capital, etc, to follow their financial dreams....and Elizabeth Warren was giving a confused-looking clap -
Spock
VOICE- victims of immigrant crime and engagement. That got some boo's by the hacks on the left and many did not stand and respect the families that were there. Unreal.
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gutok this extended ovation has gone into awkward territory
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gutTrump is talking but all I'm hearing is "trillions and trillions and trillions more debt"
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gutwell, this fossil is an interesting choice for the Democratic response
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iclfan2
Was probably his best speech he's ever had. And yea, not sure what this dem response is supposed to be.
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Spock
First thing I thought. Dems trying to make it seem like they are down to earth backwoods folks.gut;1839091 wrote:well, this fossil is an interesting choice for the Democratic response -
Spock
You are in the minority. He is running the government like a business. The debt will be balanced if he has the chancegut;1839089 wrote:Trump is talking but all I'm hearing is "trillions and trillions and trillions more debt" -
majorspark
As much as I dislike the political props that have now unfortunately become the norm during these addresses I did not see the extended ovation as awkward.gut;1839088 wrote:ok this extended ovation has gone into awkward territory. -
Spock
That ovation was well deserved
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iclfan2
That whole democratic response was terrible. Who the hell chose that guy?
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SportsAndLady
Agree with second part, highly disagree with first part. That wasn't awkward at all; I had chills.gut;1839088 wrote:ok this extended ovation has gone into awkward territory
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HitsRus
Not a Trump guy, but that was a great speech outlining a bold vision. A lot of that might be unattainable or not be able to be funddd, but if he just accomplices 20% of that he'll have done more than last three presidents. -
Spock
Just imagine what that speech would of been like if Hillary was there giving that speech
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friendfromlowry
you wouldn't have anyone's dick to suck thenSpock;1839102 wrote:Just imagine what that speech would of been like if Hillary was there giving that speech -
O-Trap
While the America-first element is a crowd favorite among Americans, I still get uneasy about this much insistent nationalism.
Moreover, I heard an awful lot of spending about halfway through.
However, despite the fact that I'm not a fan of his, and despite the fact that I have irreconcilable differences with his overall platform, there were a few things I actually appreciated about what he said and how he said it:
- I appreciated his insistence that the protection and building of other nations has been problematic. Our pervasive presence across the globe is not only an overreach of what a non-global government ought to do, it's fucking expensive. It was nice to see a president call that out (He wasn't fully consistent on it, like when he spoke about ISIS and Israel, but enough so that it would be an improvement IF THERE IS FOLLOWTHROUGH).
- It was refreshing to hear clear, actionable objectives. I assume this is the CEO background coming through. Generalities and platitudes are fine and can be good for morale, but they end up being poor for actual planning.
- I thought it was a good call to specifically talk about enabling female entrepreneurs and specifically mentioning the notion that people should be allowed into the US. He didn't mention the specifics discussed above here, and for all we know, he's whistling Dixie out his ass, but it was a good PR move to mention it with specificity. -
gut
The DoD's own internal report cited $125B in waste. When asked about what they would do with that, both Trump and Spicer had no comment.Con_Alma;1838985 wrote:I posted a report several months ago regarding the number of missions/cruises requested by the then current CIC. That report contained the details of the its of resources and staff to perform each of the missions successfully. We do not currently have the resources available to carry out what is asked.
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Con_Alma
I have no problem holding feet to the fire to cut the waste.gut;1839109 wrote:The DoD's own internal report cited $125B in waste. When asked about what they would do with that, both Trump and Spicer had no comment.
The military doesn't need more money. It has to do a lot better spending what it has. When budgets are fat, waste is high.
...but until every cruise/mission is fully staffed with all the men an equipment needed....the military isn't being funded properly.
In addition, the following will need upgraded and or replaced.
M1 Abrams tank designed in the '70s
The Bradley fighting vehicle entered service in...I think "81
The B-52 entered service in 1955...even the B2 stealth bomber is 30 years old.
...and on and on.
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ptown_trojans_1
M1 tank is fine. The days of massive tank warfare are over. The Bradley sure needs a replacement eventually, but not now. We are now working to replace the Humvee and I have a feeling that program will balloon.Con_Alma;1839117 wrote:I have no problem holding feet to the fire to cut the waste.
...but until every cruise/mission is fully staffed with all the men an equipment needed....the military isn't being funded properly.
In addition, the following will need upgraded and or replaced.
M1 Abrams tank designed in the '70s
The Bradley fighting vehicle entered service in...I think "81
The B-52 entered service in 1955...even the B2 stealth bomber is 30 years old.
...and on and on.
I understand that you do not support additional funds. I do. We simply disagree on the issue.
B-52 is being replaced with a new bomber, the B-21, that was awarded last year.
Things are already in place weapon system wise.
If the funds are used correctly, they will be used toward Operations and Maintenance and readiness. Those funds have been seriously fund over the last 5 years. Some of the bases are severely hurting in those funds. They will not go toward new weapon systems.
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ptown_trojans_1
I thought the Trump speech was fine. He was his typical stump speech, just more refined and toned better.
It will play well with his supporters, and people that were on the fence, but his opponents will still not support him.
So, it changed little.
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Con_Alma
I acknowledged gut's point. Hold make people accountable for waste. Until you fully staff and fund active cruises/missions I will support increases.ptown_trojans_1;1839121 wrote:M1 tank is fine. The days of massive tank warfare are over. The Bradley sure needs a replacement eventually, but not now. We are now working to replace the Humvee and I have a feeling that program will balloon.
B-52 is being replaced with a new bomber, the B-21, that was awarded last year.
Things are already in place weapon system wise.
If the funds are used correctly, they will be used toward Operations and Maintenance and readiness. Those funds have been seriously fund over the last 5 years. Some of the bases are severely hurting in those funds. They will not go toward new weapon systems.
Then again, what gut is getting to, is if you cut the $125B in waste, there is really no need to increase by $54B. The funds can just be shifted around.
Regarding the above, those are just a few of the items needing replaced. It was provided as an example.
At the risk of being redundant...we simply disagree on this. I will support increases when we are asking men and women to do things that we aren't equipping them to do with understaffed manpower.