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Old 04-12-2017, 10:47 AM
 
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And since the cowardly GOP congress is allowing it without so much as a whimper, this means that every president from here on in can get away with the same BS. Slippery slope when they let a president get away with lowering the nepotism and conflicts of interest standards (forget blind trusts and self-dealing). How can they ever enforce those standards in the future?

One wonders when the cowards will draw a 'red line,' or will they just wait until there is a scandal and an oversight committee or organization gets involved?
You make an excellent point. The GOP will get tough on nepotism, conflicts of interest, and possible treason when it involves a Democrat. Of course at that point, they will have ZERO credibility.
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Old 04-12-2017, 10:49 AM
 
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It was temporary to begin with.

Trump also instructed the head of OPM to “recommend a long-term plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce through attrition” within 90 days, at which point the hiring freeze would expire.


I think we are right around day 90 of his term.

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If by "cobbie" you mean me, I didn't win anything. Trump failed to meet his own stated goals ... again.
No - you failed on this one.
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