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Nah, those kids don't have a

barefooted — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 02:06:19 +0000

Nah, those kids don't have a recognizable name or job, they just get paid. The White House folks get the attention that demands an at least two-drink level warble once they hit the road.

Okay. I stand corrected.

moat — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:37:42 +0000

In reply to Oh I don't know, after what I

Okay.
I stand corrected.

Oh I don't know, after what I

artappraiser — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 23:43:28 +0000

In reply to I am sorry.

Oh I don't know, after what I just read about the Presidential Personnel Office @ WaPo, sounds like they might offer karaoke sometimes:

Even as the demands to fill government mounted, the PPO offices on the first floor of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building became something of a social hub, where young staffers from throughout the administration stopped by to hang out on couches and smoke electronic cigarettes, known as vaping, current and former White House officials said.

PPO leaders hosted happy hours last year in their offices that included beer, wine and snacks for dozens of PPO employees and White House liaisons who work in federal agencies, White House officials confirmed. In January, they played a drinking game in the office called “Icing” to celebrate the deputy director’s 30th birthday. Icing involves hiding a bottle of Smirnoff Ice, a flavored malt liquor, and demanding that the person who discovers it, in this case the deputy director, guzzle it.

The White House confirmed that PPO officials played the Icing game but said it and the happy hours are not unique to the PPO and are a way to network and let off steam.

Little is publicly known or disclosed about the office’s inner workings under Trump. The White House declined requests from The Post for details about composition of the staff.

I am sorry.

moat — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 23:14:44 +0000

In reply to Come on moat that's really

I am sorry.
Nobody still with a job can sing because of the sky-rocketing deficits resulting from the latest tax cuts.
They will have to wait until they get to Mueller's Karaoke Bar.

On the general topic of

artappraiser — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 22:02:59 +0000

In reply to David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans

On the topic of presidential behavior in general, it probably behooves to keep in mind that It was Hopey's last day yesterday.

Shulkin's Not Going Quietly

artappraiser — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:49:57 +0000

In reply to David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans

Shulkin's Not Going Quietly/David Shulkin wants to tell his side of the story -- and he's doing it everywhere

Analysis by Juana Summers @ CNN.com, Updated 4:52 PM ET, Fri March 30

(headlined at their home page right now)

Come on moat that's really

ocean-kat — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:23:42 +0000

In reply to Perfect.

Come on moat that's really not fair.... to the people left behind. Each member of the Trump team should get their own song whether they're leaving or staying. Kelly should sing:

Clowns to the left of me

Jokers to the right

Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Perfect.

moat — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:03:46 +0000

In reply to Playing with the Queen of

Perfect.
They should have a karaoke appearance of each departing admin member singing the song.
And others, they know just what I'm going through
And it's a-hard to be a lover when you say you're only in it for fun

Playing with the Queen of

barefooted — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:58:53 +0000

In reply to Back in the day, Norquist the

Playing with the Queen of Hearts
Knowing it ain't really smart
The Joker ain't the only fool
Who'll do anything for you ...

Back in the day, Norquist the

moat — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:23:52 +0000

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Back in the day, Norquist the Strangler said that they need not be picky about who did the job for them:

We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don't need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. … We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don't need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate. … Pick a Republican with enough working digits to handle a pen to become president of the United States. This is a change for Republicans: the House and Senate doing the work with the president signing bills. His job is to be captain of the team, to sign the legislation that has already been prepared. (Norquist 2012)

Trump has some kind of arrangement with the GOP that makes sure he doesn't work against their interests. That it doesn't look like that is happening sometimes is even better.

Three Card Monte. Which one is the Queen of Hearts?