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Obama appointees flee Pentagon; Trump left with scores of vacancies to fill
Washington Times ^ | Feb 8, 2017 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 02/09/2017 7:10:38 AM PST by GonzoII

The Pentagon has been stripped of almost all of its political appointees from the Obama administration, but an uncertain Senate future awaits the candidates whom President Trump will nominate to remake the armed forces in his image.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americawinsagain; draintheswamp; military; pentagon; trump; trumpwinsagain
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To: GonzoII

Draining the swamp in progress...MAGA.


41 posted on 02/09/2017 7:25:07 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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42 posted on 02/09/2017 7:25:19 AM PST by tomkat
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To: GonzoII
This is a good start, now we need to identify and sideline the Obama appointees who burrowed in (i.e., became permanent government employees).

This should apply to all cabinet level departments and agencies. And while we're at it let's also go after the Clinton and Bush holdovers too.

43 posted on 02/09/2017 7:25:31 AM PST by rllngrk33 (Things have been getting better since January 20, 2017.)
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To: GonzoII

“The Pentagon has been stripped of almost all of its political appointees from the Obama administration”

Which Hussein Heads remain?


44 posted on 02/09/2017 7:26:29 AM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: GonzoII; newgeezer

Not only is it good that liberals are self deporting but ANY reduction in the Fed payroll is a great thing!


45 posted on 02/09/2017 7:28:06 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Love your neighbor as you love yourself.)
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To: GonzoII
Change all the codes - STAT !
46 posted on 02/09/2017 7:28:13 AM PST by tomkat
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To: GonzoII

Self-draining swamp, pretty cool.


47 posted on 02/09/2017 7:28:59 AM PST by tiki
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To: GonzoII

Well, they can all just sashay off.


48 posted on 02/09/2017 7:29:22 AM PST by fwdude (Democrats have not been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.)
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To: GonzoII

How many actually need to be replaced?


49 posted on 02/09/2017 7:30:07 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It's a war against humanity!" Donald J. Trump)
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To: GonzoII
==>Obama appointees flee Pentagon; Trump left with scores of vacancies to fill<==

A vacant chair doesn't plot against you, leak infomation and aid our enemies.


50 posted on 02/09/2017 7:31:33 AM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: SJSAMPLE

Replace with qualified wounded warriors.


51 posted on 02/09/2017 7:37:59 AM PST by wetgundog ("Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice" -AuH2O)
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To: GonzoII

They never did anything useful under Obama.
Eliminate the job completely.


52 posted on 02/09/2017 7:38:03 AM PST by Zathras
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To: GonzoII

Winning, amazing.


53 posted on 02/09/2017 7:38:08 AM PST by conservativepoet
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To: Artcore; PGR88

And this is a bad thing?

Draining the swamp baby!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

witness: the self draining swamp


54 posted on 02/09/2017 7:38:19 AM PST by thinden
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To: SJSAMPLE

I see this as more good news


55 posted on 02/09/2017 7:38:58 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: GonzoII

Flee, I love it, probably dead wood anyway aside form being snakes in the swamp, please let the door hit you in the a##


56 posted on 02/09/2017 7:39:15 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: GonzoII; Jet Jaguar; 2ndDivisionVet; appalachian_dweller; aragorn; Arthur Wildfire! March; ...

PING!!!

Article and comments, esp links at #33, #34

Self-draining swamp (#47)

thanks, GonzoII


57 posted on 02/09/2017 7:39:20 AM PST by Whenifhow
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To: GonzoII

Not yet tired of winning.


58 posted on 02/09/2017 7:42:37 AM PST by SoFloFreeper (Isaiah 25:8)
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To: GonzoII
Oh Happy day.

https://youtu.be/hzj3pOdCOqU
Edwin Hawkins Singers...good UPLIFTING day starter.

59 posted on 02/09/2017 7:47:22 AM PST by capt. norm (Capt norm)
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To: George from New England

No there is a massive purge going on.


60 posted on 02/09/2017 7:49:51 AM PST by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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