disgruntledemployee

Bud, almost anytime I post something that's counter to Trump/cabinet, someone makes a personal attack on me. It's like the topic is indefensible, so attack the critic. I keep saying, debate the content. Mod man himself went personal. uhhello did it last week. Seriously, scroll back and see for yourself. Cheers

Outstanding! I formally request a quibbling emoji. You know, TDS goes both ways, as in one so deranged by Trump love, you can't think rationally or objectively anymore. As for the topic, what are the benefits of a privatized ATC vs GS employees? Wouldn't it cost more because now someone is now making profit? OK, so ban profits. Now that CEO writes his contract to make $5M. Does said private company have the same oversight and obligation to the FAA/Congress on accountability? Would said company have free reign to set fees, charge more for foreign carriers, cut services to some class D muni, etc? Would that mean no taxpayer funds, thus driving up ticket prices? Would my taxes go down? (I already know thats a fat No). How do you charge that Cirrus doing 30 T/Gs for training? What about the soon to be electrics? They don't buy gas, so how do they pay to play? Do pilots pay by the landing or the vector? Would this drive more VFR flying to not talk to ATC/file a flight plan? Can ATC still give a pilot a ph number to call or is more like a security guard pulling you over for speeding? Most importantly, what effect will this have on safety. And this is stuff off the top of my head. My point is, some things need to be govt, especially items that serve a broad public. While it doesn't mean it can't work, waiving your hand and saying privatize it doesn't equal lower costs to the tax payers.

What I expect from a quibbler... I'll ask the mods to create a quibbling emoji for next time.

Quibbling.

What if said GS13 salary is an ATC Controller?

People that live paycheck to paycheck and can't pay their mortgage/rent will likely be the 1st ones to lose their shit. The fact that this is self imposed will make people even more angry. When there's enough anger, it'll get fixed.

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Naw man. You won the nickname. Good job. That name will stick like Barney.

People dying. Think plane crash, etc.

Hugs

And I will repost. You are even more fucking predictable. Grow up and debate the topic for fucks sake. Mod, you want to delete my counterpunch again to uhs stupid post, delete his too.

May I draw a potential parallel? The types that are very tired of the political elite, financial elite, royalty, etc., the ones that Trump stirred up to win some elections, might view this "Epstein List" as another tool to take down more of those elites. Or they just viciously despise pedos. Could be both.

So, what did a "Free 747" buy Qatar? Seems like basing at Mt Home.

I think I figured it out. Trump doesn't drink beer. How can anyone trust a dude that can't sip a pint. Communistic if you ask me. I would 100% support a beer drinking dude. Quick poll. Percent of MAGA that drinks beer. And not that Bud Light shit. I estimate 98.99%.

This was about Pete, but sure, Trump hired him. You say you can think of worse people, I can think of better. Don't we want good people running our country that we served? I keep asking that question.

So, you're happy in how she's running DOJ? Wasn't there a promise in there to stop the weaponization of DOJ? Oh, here's a quote from her on Tues. How's she doing, guys? "I took office with two main goals: to end the weaponization of justice and return the department to its core mission of fighting violent crime," Bondi told lawmakers. "While there is more work to do, I believe in eight short months we have made tremendous progress towards those ends."

I suppose it's easy to deploy a bunch of NG when you don't have to pay em. I'm sure they're happy, believe in the mission, and fully support this fine use of military capability. It probably ranks right up there with disaster relief. Or, let em work their civilian job so they can still pay their bills, etc. Hmmm. Unless that's a civil service job on furlough. I wonder if they can do Door Dash in Humvee.

Dallas and Ft Worth seem to be the biggest US cities with Republican mayors. No idea what their crime rates are, but these are cities that have Constitutional Carry, vs say, Chicago.

You're arguing about what dead guy would do, and I'm saying said dead guy should be a model of leadership. You can never prove your point, but I can continue to compare a historical figure to a TV talking head. If you think I'm displeased only with him holding a meeting, you haven't been paying attention. Pete is not a leader and I don't see him growing into one.

Nope, you indexed a solid American. I say hell yes. Said current staff is painfully no match for your standard, yet you don't voice that. Why? Shouldn't we have good, upstanding Americans lead this nation? I don't get it. Honest question, what is so wrong with that? You're still in the painted corner.

Bud, I think you just painted yourself into a corner. Are you saying Pete is just as good as Marshall? You think Marshall would agree? Marshall, the seasoned statesman and professional soldier vs Hesgeth? BTW, Marshall would be a great example for any of Trump's cabinet to follow. Trump too.

Mattis probably wouldn't have done it this way. That is my barometer for how a SecDef should conduct and perform.

I suppose my view of this event comes from an interaction I had with a 4 Star. I was worker bee end on a conference we were producing with other Gens, etc. Boss leans in and asks my boss, "What decisions will we be making? (Rest is paraphrasing) If we're calling in a bunch of Gens, we better be making productive decisions otherwise it's just a big waste. One way speeches are pretty much that. Now if the crowd got to stand up and ask good, hard questions, that changes my opinion, unless said Qs are planted softballs. But for that to happen, the doors probably needed to close and the TV cameras turned off. And there goes that big beautiful production for the world to see. Lastly, in the whole world of policy changes, to include stuff like don't ask, don't tell, to, ok, now you can tell, or women in combat, etc., has there been a briefing like this to convey those policies? Nope, a letter is ginned up, signed, maybe a press conference, and sent out.

It's called YouTube. Since the show was broadcast all over Earth, live streaming is easy. As for the content, I now christen the SoW, Pete "Mr Potato Head" Hesgeth, in honor of the "Groooooomin Standand" As for reception, I'm sure Pete wanted to end with a mike drop, but instead he could hear a pin drop. So it really was like talking to some TV screens.

No. And WTF is with the personal attack? Try harder not to be an asshole.