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More on the anti-Trump Republicans….

June 6, 2020 By jamesb

Believe it or not, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush are cousins — 10th cousins, twice removed, that is. Historians at Ancestry.com, the world’s largest A NY Times piece on some big name Republicans that aren't happy with the head of their party and just COULD actually vote for … [Read more...] about More on the anti-Trump Republicans….

Filed Under: Entertainment, Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Anti-Trump Republicans, Bush's, Jeb Bush, Joe Biden, Mattis, Politics, Republicans for Biden, Retired Military leaders, Romney

Mattis goes off on Trump as Esper gets told to stop active troop withdrawals from Wash D.C….

June 3, 2020 By jamesb

The ex-Defense Sec and US  Marine General has worked for both Obama and Trump... But left the Trump admin when he would not stop telling Trump how he felt and would not do things ge thought where wrong... The current Defense Sec. Esper has been in a buzzsaw for the last few … [Read more...] about Mattis goes off on Trump as Esper gets told to stop active troop withdrawals from Wash D.C….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: Esper, Mattis, Military, Politics, protests, Trump

Donald Trump continues belittling his generals and reject foreign policy normalcy….

January 17, 2020 By jamesb

Trump started off praising 'his' general's at the beginning of his time in office... He surrounded himself with them... THAT was THEN... As the 'general's have questioned Trump's irrationality in military manners? He has fired them... Trump has ALWAYS boasted that … [Read more...] about Donald Trump continues belittling his generals and reject foreign policy normalcy….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Kelly, Mattis, Pentagon, Tillerson, US Foreign Policy, US Military, US President's/Military

Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race…

August 28, 2019 By jamesb

My states junior US Senator never really had a chance.... She never got above the single digits and didn't;t qualify for the debate on Sept. 12.... She has her job until at least 2024.... It is reported that she would be open to a Vice President or Democratic admin job … [Read more...] about Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race…

Filed Under: Government, Politics, Polling Tagged With: 2020 Democrats for President, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mattis, Politics

Donald Trump…The Commander-in-Chief sours on his generals and the military…..

January 3, 2019 By jamesb

The guy who went to a private military boarding school for 2 years , but not to the military.... The guy who surrendered himself with general's in the beginning of his tenure as President? Has separated himself from the general's.... Has ignored past actions of respect … [Read more...] about Donald Trump…The Commander-in-Chief sours on his generals and the military…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Flynn, Kelly, Mattis, McMaster, Military, NATO, Politics, President as Commander-in-Chief, The Trump border wall, Trump Admin, Trump's Generals

Donald Trump ran against the American Government…That comes back to haunt you when you ‘lead’ it…..

December 22, 2018 By jamesb

Donald Trump understands on one hand that he IS the President.... But he has been frustrated in learning something he could have learned if he had listened to his predecessors .... President's have a LOT of power.... President also DO NOT. have unlimited … [Read more...] about Donald Trump ran against the American Government…That comes back to haunt you when you ‘lead’ it…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: American Government, Donald Trump, Laws, Mattis, Politics, Rules/Ways of doing things, Syria/Afghanistan

Trump moves to whipsaw the Troops ‘defending the border’ perception…..

October 31, 2018 By jamesb

THIS IS PURE POLITICS..... Playing to his base not common sense or even the reality of the situation... President Trump on Wednesday said he might deploy up to 15,000 service members to the U.S. southern border to stop a "caravan" of migrants from entering the country. "As … [Read more...] about Trump moves to whipsaw the Troops ‘defending the border’ perception…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Mattis, Politics, Southern Border, Troops, Trump

Defense Sec expresses concern about Saudi on going situation….

October 27, 2018 By jamesb

But stopped short of pushing hard against the Middle Eastern kingdom... Why? Maybe he is critically aware of the last time the US went after the leadership of a Middle Eastern country .... Iraq.... The toppling of Saddam Hussein led the America and its Allied into a … [Read more...] about Defense Sec expresses concern about Saudi on going situation….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: economics, Mattis, Media, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Trump, US Defense

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