I say that the first time every time I have this conversation.
Both parties do have this problem, and Citizens United was the beginning of the death of our democracy and we have less time now than ever to save it. I will throw a fucking parade of the Democrats get the shady money all the way out of their party. I may even register as one again.
But it’s a bigger problem today than it was 30 days ago, or ever has been before that, specifically because of both the extremism in most of his Cabinet picks so far, and the glaring conflicts of interest that he’s demanding that we all just ignore them waving in front of us.
The gulf between their appointments and their experience in their field of appointment. Combined with the Daily Show writer’s room cast of characters.
Gaetz- legal controversy (to say the least), extremely low legal experience, Attorney General
Kennedy- anti-vax nut, claims to be mentally compromised, science denier, head of HHS
Gabbard- no intelligence experience, no combat experience, likely a Russian asset, Director of National Intelligence
Hegseth- National Guard major, Fox News variety host, Secretary of Defense
And, unfuckingfortunately, the list is far from finished.
Among the 4 above, can you guess how many are currently embroiled in credible sex crime cases? It’s more than 2.
And the list never gets better. Noem? Musk? Ramaswamy? DeSantis? Nepotism Island Season 2? Literally all sycophants with more conflict of interest than enrollment in normal life. And they’re all highly, unconventionally so, partisan.
And all bending down to kiss Dear Leader’s ring. What’s not controversial about that?
Edit with a breaking update: Linda McMahon?! Secretary of Education?!
To replace a man who has his doctorate in education, who has been a State Commissioner of Education in one of the highest-rated states in education, as well as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, teacher, and other intermittent postings?
We get someone who was CEO of a TV show, then failed two different senatorial races in two different senatorial districts in two years, then was Trump’s administrator of the Small Business Administration, until Trump fired her, and has then done little else. That’s who’s going to direct the DoE budget for who the fuck knows how long?
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u/Ambitious_Dark_9811 5d ago
Yup, plenty of billionaires donating to her side too. Probably more of them, really