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Old 05-23-2019, 09:57 AM
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Donny shows why he's a stunningly bad deal maker

http://lite.cnn.io/en/article/h_0f6a...ba8d0354efdeb8

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President* Donald Trump leveraged his claims to be a world-class deal maker to win the presidency, touting that his fabled negotiating skills would reap benefits for America. The businessman who hired a writer to pen "The Art of the Deal" was supposed to translate his real estate prowess into governing. But the longer he stays in office, the better we understand why his ghostwriter now says the book was a sham.
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Old 05-23-2019, 07:49 PM
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Which part of con-man bullshit artist did we miss?
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Old 05-24-2019, 05:57 AM
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Any who still are seemingly blind to the damage being inflicted onto the country and the world. Will never see until to late it now should be all apparent.
For it is now evident the Republican Party was always in search of a Dictator to follow blindly as long as they get rich and remain in power.
Also a large portion of the Right and Republicans would rather relish sticking it to the Left and Democrats then following the Constitution. Get in bed with hostile foreign countries willingly to keep control.
So much like having a discussion with a five year old on going to bed or a drunk on having yet another drink. One must realize you are dealing with frustration one without reason and need to keep your cool.
For they are beyond rational reasoning.


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Old 05-24-2019, 05:37 PM
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Old 05-24-2019, 10:58 PM
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Old 05-25-2019, 06:51 AM
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I'm quite certain that the Corps of Engineers will ignore Trump's efforts to influence the contracting process. In fact, I'd bet somebody in the Corps dropped a dime on the Dotard to ensure that this meddling stopped.
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Old 05-25-2019, 07:04 AM
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The box checking aspect of government contracting made me smile.
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Old 05-25-2019, 07:19 AM
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I'm quite certain that the Corps of Engineers will ignore Trump's efforts to influence the contracting process. In fact, I'd bet somebody in the Corps dropped a dime on the Dotard to ensure that this meddling stopped.
Keeping Trump from meddling will take quite a bit more than one thin dime.
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Old 05-25-2019, 09:23 AM
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Keeping Trump from meddling will take quite a bit more than one thin dime.
A Lieutenant General in the Corps and his subordinate Contracting Officers (of which I was one for years) will not consciously do anything that runs afoul of federal contracting laws, regardless of what Trump says. For example, the Corps already ruled than Trump's contractor's design did not meet contract specifications.

Tilting the playing field towards Trump's buddy will only result in winning lawsuits in Federal courts from the contractors who were disadvantaged and greatly delay any wall construction (if the courts don't kill it anyway).

Trump is often his own worst enemy. His profound incompetence is often the "resistance's" best weapon.
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