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Mulvaney is the acting head of the CFPB.. meaning he was not confirmed by the Senate. Trump appointed him, and he leads the agency. That's it. I'm going to ass
by rgbrenner 9y ago
Mulvaney is the acting head of the CFPB.. meaning he was not confirmed by the Senate. Trump appointed him, and he leads the agency. That's it.
I'm going to assume you weren't aware of that... and not--as Trump likes to do--pointing fingers at others for Trump's failures.
- asciimo 9y agoYes, that's true--the malware installed in our government has done some bad things that need to be discussed. But we also have to address the vulnerability that resulted in its installation.
- evan_ 9y agoTo continue the metaphor: From the perspective of the malware, the bugs are features
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoWhat is the scope of the vulnerability?
- defterGoose 9y agoWell, ok. But if people were more interested in having reasoned debates on policy than coming up with tenuous metaphors, maybe we wouldn't have so many problems.
- aweiland 9y agoThe tradition is that acting heads typically don't make any policy (because they haven't been through the advice/consent process). It seems a little different in this administration.