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They're not CPAs, they have zero auditing experience, and the federal government is one of the largest entities on Earth. What could possibly go wrong? It's ins

They're not CPAs, they have zero auditing experience, and the federal government is one of the largest entities on Earth. What could possibly go wrong? It's insane that the Republican Congress allows this to continue, but here we are. From now on, whenever you hear "DOGE did this" or "DOGE did that", or "Trump did this" or "Trump did that" - just remember they're doing it with the blessings of this Republican Congress, because they can put a stop to this at any time of their choosing.

thrance 2y ago
Don't forget the few Democrats that voted for the Republican budget bill a few days ago and allowed it to pass. This country is fucked.
- taylodl 2y ago
  The Democrats aren't a majority in either chamber. The power to stop Trump rests solely with the Republicans.
  - AnimalMuppet 2y ago
    True. Democrats don't have to make it easier on them, though. If the Democrats want to stop Trump, then when a Republican in Congress votes against Trump, don't vote for Trump. Let the fact that a Republican voted against Trump matter.
    - taylodl 2y ago
      I GUARANTEE the MAGAts and conservative media wouldn't blame Rand Paul for the ensuing market crash and recession. They'd blame it all on the government shutdown caused by the Democrats. This way the MAGAts are forced to wallow in their shit with no one else to blame but themselves.
  - thrance 2y ago
    They still gave the Reps enough vote to pass their godawful law, thereby "blessing" what DOGE & friends are doing to the state. Republicans alone didn't have enough vote. So far they've been showing principled opposition at best. They should be on the news/socials 24/7 exposing Republican bullshit, but you hardly hear of them. Oftentimes they're even bending the knee, like Newsom's new podcast whose first guests were Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon. A masterclass in dick sucking if I've ever seen one. I'd expect better from the opposition than to sit on their asses all day claiming "but what can be done?". They should easily win the battle of ideas but instead they are still losing popularity, and are even lower that the party that's doing illegal shit everyday and throwed the country in a recession in less than a fucking month. You defending them is doing a disservice to everyone.
    - chneu 2y ago
      Dems were in a no-win situation. If the govt shut down then repubs could put everything they want to ax on the table and hold the entire govt hostage repeatedly on every individual issue. If they don't allow repubs to hold the govt hostage they're traitors. No winning for Dems in that situation besides grandstanding, which only works if Dems are united and they aren't. Right now the dem strategy seems to be to let Republicans do whatever they want and see how bad it gets in the hope that voters reject Republicans next time around.
      - thrance 2y ago
        Everyone wanted the democrat to let the shutdown happen, according to the polls. That could have given them bargaining power. But the republicans found enough traitors to vote for their law with no debate whatsoever. As I mentioned in my previous comment (did you read it?) that strategy of doing nothing doesn't work, as they are losing popularity faster than the republicans. People see them idling and smiling while the GOP destroys the country and they don't like that, at all.
        taylodl 2y ago
        The same polls that said Kamala was going to win the election? No, chneu is right. We know the stock market is crashing, and a recession is coming. No point giving the Republicans a government shutdown as an excuse. The Democrats have simply forced the Republicans to lay in the bed they've made. After all, Trump keeps saying he has a mandate, right? Let the voters experience the consequence of their vote. Things have to get worse before they're going to be able to get better.
bink 2y ago
Not only that but they're feeding all of this data into their "AI" and letting it make the decisions on hiring/firing and cutting programs, as well as detecting "fraud". They're absolute charlatans.

thrance 2y ago

Don't forget the few Democrats that voted for the Republican budget bill a few days ago and allowed it to pass. This country is fucked.

taylodl 2y ago
The Democrats aren't a majority in either chamber. The power to stop Trump rests solely with the Republicans.
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  True. Democrats don't have to make it easier on them, though. If the Democrats want to stop Trump, then when a Republican in Congress votes against Trump, don't vote for Trump. Let the fact that a Republican voted against Trump matter.
  - taylodl 2y ago
    I GUARANTEE the MAGAts and conservative media wouldn't blame Rand Paul for the ensuing market crash and recession. They'd blame it all on the government shutdown caused by the Democrats. This way the MAGAts are forced to wallow in their shit with no one else to blame but themselves.
- thrance 2y ago
  They still gave the Reps enough vote to pass their godawful law, thereby "blessing" what DOGE & friends are doing to the state. Republicans alone didn't have enough vote. So far they've been showing principled opposition at best. They should be on the news/socials 24/7 exposing Republican bullshit, but you hardly hear of them. Oftentimes they're even bending the knee, like Newsom's new podcast whose first guests were Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon. A masterclass in dick sucking if I've ever seen one. I'd expect better from the opposition than to sit on their asses all day claiming "but what can be done?". They should easily win the battle of ideas but instead they are still losing popularity, and are even lower that the party that's doing illegal shit everyday and throwed the country in a recession in less than a fucking month. You defending them is doing a disservice to everyone.
  - chneu 2y ago
    Dems were in a no-win situation. If the govt shut down then repubs could put everything they want to ax on the table and hold the entire govt hostage repeatedly on every individual issue. If they don't allow repubs to hold the govt hostage they're traitors. No winning for Dems in that situation besides grandstanding, which only works if Dems are united and they aren't. Right now the dem strategy seems to be to let Republicans do whatever they want and see how bad it gets in the hope that voters reject Republicans next time around.
    - thrance 2y ago
      Everyone wanted the democrat to let the shutdown happen, according to the polls. That could have given them bargaining power. But the republicans found enough traitors to vote for their law with no debate whatsoever. As I mentioned in my previous comment (did you read it?) that strategy of doing nothing doesn't work, as they are losing popularity faster than the republicans. People see them idling and smiling while the GOP destroys the country and they don't like that, at all.
      - taylodl 2y ago
        The same polls that said Kamala was going to win the election? No, chneu is right. We know the stock market is crashing, and a recession is coming. No point giving the Republicans a government shutdown as an excuse. The Democrats have simply forced the Republicans to lay in the bed they've made. After all, Trump keeps saying he has a mandate, right? Let the voters experience the consequence of their vote. Things have to get worse before they're going to be able to get better.

bink 2y ago

Not only that but they're feeding all of this data into their "AI" and letting it make the decisions on hiring/firing and cutting programs, as well as detecting "fraud". They're absolute charlatans.