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so, does scarymooch's firing demonstrate donnie's loyalty or his extreme vetting? (Original Post) unblock Jul 2017 OP
More his utter admiration of generals Blue_Adept Jul 2017 #1
Only temporarily. SCROTUS has been ignoring Mattis and McMaster The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #2
military service envy Astroman Jul 2017 #3
Great question! n/t AwakeAtLast Jul 2017 #4

Blue_Adept

(6,406 posts)
1. More his utter admiration of generals
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:51 PM
Jul 2017

He's got a real thing for them, more so than his own daughter. They speak, he listens. Mostly.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,106 posts)
2. Only temporarily. SCROTUS has been ignoring Mattis and McMaster
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:56 PM
Jul 2017

almost ever since he hired them. He likes the symbolism and the aura of power of generals (and the power he feels as the result of being the boss of generals), but he won't take their advice any more than anybody else's.

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