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Ocelot II

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4. They damned the "acceptable" ones with faint praise, but
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 11:15 AM
Jan 13

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they still deemed them acceptable. Burgum was acceptable for Interior because he was the governor of ND and started a software company. Huh? Lutnik is OK for Commerce because "it's a natural fit for a job traditionally held by a presidential friend." Pam Bondi is fine for AG because she's "serious." Scott Turner gets the OK for HUD because although "the former motivational speaker has never run a big organization ... that is not disqualifying." Hint to WaPo: HUD is a "Black job" because it has the word "urban" in it; qualifications are irrelevant (see also Ben Carson). Noem qualifies for DHS because she's been a governor and served in Congress. Alrighty, then. Oil and gas exec Wright qualifies for Energy because he acknowledges that climate change is real. Hello, shouldn't that be a minimum requirement for any Cabinet position, like admitting that gravity is real? Raving lunatic Collins' "heart is in the right place." Reality TV star Duffy "will need to study" for Transportation but he's qualified.



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