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Senator McConnell criticizes Trump's proposed State Dept cuts

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-22 03:09|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 It's great having a 3rd party president.
The establishment rentiers self identify all the time./

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-03-22 08:41|| 2017-03-22 08:41|| Front Page Top

#2 McConnell otherwise known as Sen. Droopy must be a big government advocate. His wife, Elaine Chao has held various high level positions in the government under 41 and 43 and is currently Trump's Secretary of Transportation. Bigger government ergo more centralized control and more power. What's McConnell's position about EPA cuts in unnecessary regulations?

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-22 09:01|| 2017-03-22 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 McConnell is a living, breathing reason for term limits.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-22 09:50|| 2017-03-22 09:50|| Front Page Top

#4 We have been at war someplace or other nearly since the end of WWII. The last twenty years in the ME being the most egregious example. What has US State Department diplomacy done for us?

'Foreign Diplomacy' is a method to achieve peaceful solutions among civilized nations. It is their job right ?

Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-22 09:56|| 2017-03-22 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Spot on Besoeker.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-22 10:37|| 2017-03-22 10:37|| Front Page Top

#6 As far as i can tell nobody has reported what the cuts will do. Will it return us to FDR levels of spending in the State Department. Andrew Jackson levels?

Since it isn't added to every media report on the cuts I assume its Clinton levels.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-03-22 11:43|| 2017-03-22 11:43|| Front Page Top

#7 The oft-repeated comment is that our State Dept "...needs to man a U.S.A. Desk and staff it with a senior ambassador".

Posted by magpie 2017-03-22 12:19|| 2017-03-22 12:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Of course it's 'extremely important', Senator, or you wouldn't have voted for it the last time. But now you will have to make some tough choices, now that the gravy train has derailed.

Posted by Bobby 2017-03-22 12:29|| 2017-03-22 12:29|| Front Page Top

#9 JQC, it all comes down to "Where's the graft in that?" calculations for the inner party of which McConnell is a major member.

Posted by AlanC 2017-03-22 13:37|| 2017-03-22 13:37|| Front Page Top

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