Kelly Loeffler is not guilty.
Posted on 02/21/2020 5:20:50 AM PST by EyesOfTX
The only thing I can see Loeffler has going for her is that she’s rich and donates to establishment candidates. Looks like Bloomberg not only one buying an office.
Ratcliffe was a genius move too, but the dems beat him up.
The legislation creating the DNI position stated that the person filling it should have intelligence experience. Collins never served in an intelligence agency, did not work in intelligence in the military, and never served on the Intelligence Committee in the House. If he is appointed acting DNI then he’s out in a year. If he’s nominated for the position then it’ll never pass in the Senate.
“And if Collins is rejected by the SCI members due to his support of Trump, then...”
He runs against Loeffler
“The legislation creating the DNI position stated that the person filling it should have intelligence experience.”
It depends on what intelligence experience means. I held a TS clearance on a black project. We received regular “courtesy” briefings. (My God, where they eye opening!) Actually, I think the public should have received similar updates so the public would understand just what was going on. There was a war in progress at the time, only involving spying instead of guns. Does that count for “intelligence experience?” It is likely Collins has more under his belt than we know.
I see your point, and a few years ago I would have agreed whole heartedly.
Now I disagree with that position as in my working days we got a supervisor that came from a totally different field and knew absolutely nothing about what we did. We all thought he’d fail or just be a jerk.
WRONG! He was a good leader. He knew who was competent at work and inspired them to press on. Our work section’s morale improved and so did production.
But a better case is Trump. He’s not only never been President before, but not even a politician. He’s a total outsider just doing things different that’s MAGA. This Collins guy might just be the ticket, as he’s an outsider.
Like my old boss, or Trump, he just needs to be a good leader.
According to Fox this morning, Collins isn’t interested in being DNI. Personally, I still think Grenell would be a good permanent DNI.
Loeffler is Perdue in a skirt. And she is starting off with the smell of impropriety. This business of her getting a seat on the Senate Agricultural Committee which oversees her husband’s business is really beyond the pale.
If Trump's intent is to direct a huge middle finger to all the intelligence agencies then the better way to do that is to either do away with the DNI post entirely or else leave it empty.
I want Collins to beat the establishment hack. No more milktoast, limp wristed Bush republicans in office, anywhere. Get them all out. I want only fire breathing conservatives in red states from now on.
I want Collins to beat the establishment hack. No more milktoast, limp wristed Bush republicans in office, anywhere. Get them all out. I want only fire breathing conservatives in red states from now on.
I also suspect her of the Graham approach of playing conservative before a 6-year election, then breaking out.
But Collins is a former pastor with no significant executive experience. Tough enough for the intel community?
Kelly Loeffler is not guilty.
Collins already said “Thanks, but no thanks.”
For those who (like me) want to see acronyms spelled out so we know what we are reading about, DNI is “Director of National Intelligence”.
(and yes I had to look it up)
I have no idea what Trump is up to, but HE does.
TRUST TRUMP!
I always appreciate your perspective, and it could be that this would be a genius move.
But, at this rate of “chessmanship” Trump will be termed out with all of the GOPe snakes still in place. 8 years of struggle will just give them more tax revenue to embezzle.
I don’t think that you can use the “established” process, courtesies of “blue slips” and the like, to combat this entrenched corruption. That’s why these snakes have set up these processes.
It’s a “genius move” for Loffler and Mitch McConnell but not for Doug Collins!
We need him in the Senate and Mitch doesn’t want him to have to stand up to!
Wake up and know your facts about what’s really going in here, this was a money move based on a promise GA Gov. made based on money given to him, not based on what’s actually good for the voters!
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