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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I think it is also important to remember that during his time as Governor Reagan oversaw the largest tax increases in the State's history.
Just curious, what was the DOD's reaction to Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense? I remember the CIA having a very negative reaction to theirs, and I could've sworn the DOD did to their own too, but then a few pages ago someone says otherwise, so I'm confused.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Mattis is very popular among enlisted soldiers, and has a good reputation in the upper echelons. He's a choice that wouldn't look at all out of place in another Republican's administration. That being said, prior to his fall from grace, Michael Flynn would have been a perfectly acceptable choice for National Security Advisor. We'll have to see how things play out.
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Mattis commands a lot of respect among the military and government. Even those that I know who are opposed to Trump admire Mattis for his "pragmatism." From what I have heard the largest point of contention against him is the short span of time between his retirement and his appointment as Defense Secretary.
edited 18th Dec '16 9:25:36 AM by Tbone511
X5 Reagan did start the trend of celebrity president a bit and he was a big part of the GO Ps move towards heavy racism so it kinda makes sense at least from that point.
X4 I imagine some parts are worried about another war, Mattis is an incredibly bloodthirsty man, so it's unlikely the US will avoid having another war in the next few years.
edited 18th Dec '16 9:29:38 AM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranCalifornia used to be the ultimate swing state: "so goes California, so goes the nation," in that what went on there was seen as a bellwether for how America as a whole would change. It was the home of liberal counterculture for as long as Hollywood's been a force in the country, and despite it's southerly latitudes was a major supporter of the Union in the civil war, but the three presidents who have come from there (Hoover, Nixon, and Reagan) have all been arch-conservatives.
It's evolution into a hyper-blue state was really a product of two things: the Reagan amnesty of '86 (height of irony) which naturalized a lot of hispanics in the state, and the third-way policies of the Democrats which helped de-stigmatize being wealthy and voting Democratic, which helped swing wealthy places like Hollywood and Silicon Valley further blue.
To highlight the old duality, John Steinbeck was from California, but red-blooded California farmers burned his pinko books in horror of what their communities had wrought.
Mattis has a bad history of being one of those General Ripper types when it comes to Muslims.
He's not anyone to be trusted. He got his nicknamed of Mad Dog for a reason.
edited 18th Dec '16 9:33:55 AM by LeGarcon
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I do not think it was Reagan who precipitated the GO Ps alleged move to support racism. I think that shift came from another conservative idol. There is a phrase I came to adopt in recent times; that in 1964, Johnson won the political battle, but Goldwater won the ideological war. Among the elections that have occurred since 1964, the Democrats have won less than half of them.
@James "Mad Dog" Mattis
The problem with Mattis is exactly how he condones heavy handed approach to COIN translation that constitute war crimes, including trying to whitewash incidents where the USAF took hasty decisions and they turned out to be wrong and resulted in a wedding in Iraq being bombed.
James
Mattis
is also very involved with big name defense contractors. So the reason why he is well liked by the upper echelon is exactly because he is another of the lobbyists for the defense and military industry.
Mattis was also involved in a few scandals like being directly responsible for the delay of the MRAP translation vehicles to the US forces in Iraq because the HUMVE Es weren't properly dealing with IE Ds translation which resulted in a few more casualties among the military. His approach on Iraq resulted in a lot of pissed of Iraqis and he is indirectly responsible for the surge in the insurgency against the US occupation of Iraq.
Mattis is quite popular among the enlisted, former enlisted and those simpletons who see war as nothing but Kill/Death Ratios and displays of power. To the point whenever you see those people mentioning Mattis you will often see things like he will make America feared/respected again and he will bomb those Muslim terrorist to hell, that along his bigotry towards Muslims and Middle Easterners earns him points with the Islamophobic groups in the US.
He also has a sort of personality cult within the USMC and other Grunts as he is perceived to end things they see as the pussyfication of the US military such as bringing back the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, as a result of the former preventing Transgendered service members to serve or Transgendered individuals to enlist, exclude women from any combat role and condone instilling being brutal on every recruit.
To sum things, Mattis is another lobbyist but it is one that is catchy enough for the people with more testosterone than brains to rally behind because they think he is a BAMF.
So Trump in his infinite wisdom and promises to keep lobbyist outside the White House has put another one by his side and people are OK with because he wants to bomb Musli...I mean, terrorists.
Inter arma enim silent legesVast majority of Hillary clintons Speeches were about Jobs, not about Trump or identity politics
So for anyone who still believes that myth that she tried to make the election about Trump...you are wrong
New Survey coming this weekend!
An article from a left wing magazine, I thought we wanted to suppress fake news haha
But, it is true that Hillary mostly spoke about issues but the speeches that people cared most about were the secret ones she gave and the one where she branded half of Trump's followers as "deplorable." I think this was another example of Trump's interesting brand of charisma, he was able to convince people that Hillary was a vindictive liar that wanted to personally persecute him and his followers.
edited 18th Dec '16 10:00:25 AM by Tbone511
Not sure if even posting stats from a directionally leaning site would be pure fact, unless the article cites the sources of the stats, too.
A new poll shows an astonishing 52% of Republicans incorrectly think Trump won the popular vote
edited 18th Dec '16 10:24:10 AM by sgamer82
