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Agreed. He should not be AG. If he is appointed, I predict he will flame out quickly and be replaced.

by rendall 2y ago

bsder 2y ago
Why will he flame out? A full third of the US are just fine with him and his ilk. And another third of the US are perfectly willing to stand and watch while he puts people to the torch.
- rendall 2y ago
  James Watt was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior 1981-1983. The political climate was similar: conservative Washington Outsiders considered to be barbarians in the gate by the political establishment. Watt pushed hard for resource development on public lands, which was an outrageously outré position at the time, with anger about it stoked by the media in a very similar way as today. As a public figure he was not charismatic. His public career ended when he said his advisory panel was diverse because it had "a black, a woman, two Jews, and a cripple." It was intended to be an ironic joke, but Americans don't like that kind of joking around, not by public figures. Despite Reagan having a similar upset victory and clear mandate, he was eventually forced to let Watt go. So I don't think someone who is joking (or not) about dragging American bodies through the streets is going to last very long.
  - actionfromafar 2y ago
    I wasn't around in 1981 so can't really compare, but many of the People seem to like these jokes now.
    - rendall 2y ago
      Not sure why it's necessary to mention you weren't around in 1981. I wasn't around when lots of things happened, but I don't feel it necessary to mention it every time something before I existed is brought up.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  Well, historically, what's the median lifespan of a senior Trump appointee? They _mostly_ flared out.
  - actionfromafar 2y ago
    The situation is different now, though. It could be that the new ones will be more deferring and so able to stay longer.

4 ms·

Agreed. He should not be AG. If he is appointed, I predict he will flame out quickly and be replaced.

by rendall 2y ago

Agreed. He should not be AG. If he is appointed, I predict he will flame out quickly and be replaced.

bsder 2y ago
Why will he flame out? A full third of the US are just fine with him and his ilk. And another third of the US are perfectly willing to stand and watch while he puts people to the torch.
- rendall 2y ago
  James Watt was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior 1981-1983. The political climate was similar: conservative Washington Outsiders considered to be barbarians in the gate by the political establishment. Watt pushed hard for resource development on public lands, which was an outrageously outré position at the time, with anger about it stoked by the media in a very similar way as today. As a public figure he was not charismatic. His public career ended when he said his advisory panel was diverse because it had "a black, a woman, two Jews, and a cripple." It was intended to be an ironic joke, but Americans don't like that kind of joking around, not by public figures. Despite Reagan having a similar upset victory and clear mandate, he was eventually forced to let Watt go. So I don't think someone who is joking (or not) about dragging American bodies through the streets is going to last very long.
  - actionfromafar 2y ago
    I wasn't around in 1981 so can't really compare, but many of the People seem to like these jokes now.
    - rendall 2y ago
      Not sure why it's necessary to mention you weren't around in 1981. I wasn't around when lots of things happened, but I don't feel it necessary to mention it every time something before I existed is brought up.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  Well, historically, what's the median lifespan of a senior Trump appointee? They _mostly_ flared out.
  - actionfromafar 2y ago
    The situation is different now, though. It could be that the new ones will be more deferring and so able to stay longer.