drsmooth wrote:

traderdave wrote:Oh God and half the time she spent in the room was to hear Republicans gushing over her and thanking her for accepting the nomination. Gimme a #$!&@ break.

well, her family DID cover a lot of the campaign bills for at least 5 of them

did they ever get to the extent of accountability required of MI's private charters? Because many people are saying basically not much has been required of them

The Aberdeenshire Council is considering his application for a second 18-hole golf course and more housing in the Trump International Golf Links Scotland operation. The expansion would substantially grow the complex and include a 450-room five-star hotel, timeshare complex and private housing estate, The Guardian reported Saturday. Changes are expected to significantly boost the value of the operation to the Trump Organization.

Trump’s attorney Sheri Dillon announced at his press conference last week that in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest, her client has “ordered that all pending deals be terminated.” Trump is also arranging to turn over management of his companies to his adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, but will maintain ownership and investments in his American and global companies and real estate deals. It’s an arrangement that the head of the Office of Government Ethics said fails to meet an ethics standard met by every other president in the last four decades.

Trump owns 100 percent of the Trump International Golf Links Scotland, according to the Guardian.

A written statement later issued by Dillon’s law firm Morgan Lewis emphasized that Trump’s promise “prohibits — without exception — new foreign deals during the duration of President-elect Trump’s presidency.”

“Implementing future phasing of existing properties does not constitute a new transaction so we intend to proceed,” a spokeswoman told the Scottish Sunday Herald.

Richard Painter, a former White House chief ethics adviser to George W. Bush, called the situation a “perfect example” of obvious conflicts of interest that Trump will apparently continue to attempt to obfuscate.

“He’s using language which is ambiguous. It clearly illustrates that around the world, he will simply expand around the various holdings and as they continue to expand, the conflicts of interest expand,” Painter told the Guardian. “It’s like [the board game] Monopoly: if you have one house on Boardwalk, it’s not a new deal to go for three hotels on Boardwalk.”

CalvinBall wrote:any chance Devos just says :nah I am good"? Every clip I have seen of this thing is humiliating for her.

JUburton wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:any chance Devos just says :nah I am good"? Every clip I have seen of this thing is humiliating for her.

lol this is her life's dream and she's done being questioned. and no one's gonna care about SecEd after confirmation.

“Being a great president has to do with a lot of things, but one of them is being a great cheerleader for the country,” Trump said. “And we’re going to show the people as we build up our military, we’re going to display our military.

“That military may come marching down Pennsylvania Avenue. That military may be flying over New York City and Washington, D.C., for parades. I mean, we’re going to be showing our military,” he added.

“I think they have to feel it,” Trump acknowledged. “Being a cheerleader or a salesman for the country is very important, but you still have to produce the results.”

“Honestly, you haven’t seen anything yet. Wait till you see what happens, starting next Monday,” he said. “A lot of things are going to happen. Great things.”

CalvinBall wrote:i know there has been a lot of talk about no bench. at the end of bush's term, were there any star republicans that weren't old, establishment guys? genuinely asking. i cant remember. i mean, mccain was there nominee.

what i guess i am curious about, are benches and leaders grown in times of defense? over the past 8 years no one has really had to lead the party because the president was that person. there wasn't really room for many others. maybe we have talked about this too-- was just something i was contemplating this morning.

traderdave wrote: You just need to watch Tim Kaine's questioning to understand her position on accountability. As Pacino noted last night, her response was "I support accountability" when asked if she thought that all schools receiving federal funding should have to adhere to the same accountability standards.

drsmooth wrote:

traderdave wrote: You just need to watch Tim Kaine's questioning to understand her position on accountability. As Pacino noted last night, her response was "I support accountability" when asked if she thought that all schools receiving federal funding should have to adhere to the same accountability standards.

hmmm. So we ought to believe her testimony rather than the lying actual experience of MI's educational system. Well, why not

She can't tell Chris Murphy that as a mature adult human she can't find a reason herself to object to having firearms in schools. She's probably never heard of Sandy Hook. I can't find a reason myself to having her fed to a grizzly bear.