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EarlG

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1. I wouldn't want the head of the Department of Homeland Security to come to my house to fix a pipe break

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:47 PM

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because unlike an expert plumber, the head of DHS is not an expert at plumbing. But for some reason it's elitist to say that a plumber shouldn't be the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

This attitude that we don't need experts to fill jobs that require a specific expertise is part of why we're in the mess we're in right now. I don't see it as elitism, just common sense.

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"Markwayne Mullin is awful and corrupt for many reasons. Not having a college degree is not one of them." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Friday OP

I wouldn't want the head of the Department of Homeland Security to come to my house to fix a pipe break EarlG Friday #1

This times 10 million JustAnotherGen Friday #2

That's a different argument EdmondDantes_ Friday #8

I don't think he should be head of DHS MustLoveBeagles Friday #3

Oliver and Jodi JustAnotherGen Friday #4

While it's true that you could take any random person off the street and that person would be better than Quiet Em Friday #5

It's not the lack of degree as much as it is pure ignorance of the job he's been assigned to do. chia Friday #6

In this case, since he has no experience, military or otherwise, or training senseandsensibility Friday #7

Does he have a background in intelligence or law enforcment? fujiyamasan Friday #9

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