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Donald Trump's presidency is a horror show
Thursday, December 1, 2016 11:39 AM
KPO
Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.
Thursday, December 1, 2016 11:40 AM
Thursday, December 1, 2016 11:51 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:Robert McDonald, President Obama's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, is giving up big bucks to serve the public. Between his salary and bonuses, McDonald made nearly $16 million in 2013 - his last year as CEO and president of Procter & Gamble - according to Forbes. It's not uncommon for a cabinet secretary to make a large salary. Hank Paulson, George W. Bush's third and final treasury secretary, made more than $35 million in 2005 as CEO of Goldman Sachs, according to government documents. Here are the Top 5 financial heavy hitters in the Obama cabinet: 1) Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Net worth: $2.4 billion U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker led PSP Capital Partners, LLC, a real estate and investing firm before jumping into the public service. Her net worth is $2.4 billion, according to Forbes. Before she took over the Commerce Department, Pritzker headed PSP Capital Partners, LLC, a real estate and private business investing firm. Forbes lists her net worth at $2.4 billion. She is the 226th richest person in the country and the first billionaire to hold a cabinet position. Pritzker also sat on the board of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, which was co-founded by her father, Donald. 2) Secretary of State John Kerry Net worth: $198 million Kerry got most of his fortune when he married his wife, Teresa, the widow of Sen. John Heinz, of Heinz Ketchup. In 2012, Forbes listed Kerry's net worth at $198 million, making him the second-richest member of Congress at that time. The one-time presidential candidate and longtime senator replaced Hillary Clinton as secretary of state in early 2013. He came under fire last summer as being out of touch for vacationing on his yacht during a military coup in Egypt. 3) Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson Net worth: $11.2 million to $51.5 million U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has jumped between public and private law, has a net worth between $11.2 million and $51.5 million. Johnson has jumped between public and private law since graduating law school 20 years ago. His most recent tour with the government started in 2009 when he became the Defense Department's lawyer. He replaced Janet Napolitano as secretary of Homeland Security last December. While Johnson was still the attorney for the Defense Department five years ago, Washingtonian listed his assets somewhere between $11.2 million and $51.5 million. Johnson, before leaving for the Obama administration, made $2.6 million as a partner at the law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in 2008, according to his financial disclosure form. 4) Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell Net worth: $6.6 million to $25 million U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, whose net worth is between $6.6 million and $25 million, spent more than a decade working at REI. She also has holdings at Macy's, Walmart and Exxon Mobil. Jewell, who oversees federal parkland and natural resources, was the first corporate CEO in Obama's cabinet. The Center for Responsive Politics puts her average net worth in 2012 at $16 million. Jewell's assets, according to the organization, included holdings in Macy's, Walmart and Exxon Mobil. Before her nomination in February 2013, Jewell spent more than a decade at REI, an outdoors equipment chain. Jewell's compensation for 2012, her last full year with the company, was $2.1 million, according to REI's website. She started her career as an engineer for Mobil before moving to banking. 5) Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz Net worth: $5.4 million to $18.1 million U.S. Secretary for Energy Ernest Moniz has a net worth somewhere between $5.4 million to $18.1 million, according to Bloomberg. (Riccardo De Luca/AP) In his 2012 financial disclosure, Moniz had a net worth somewhere between $5.4 million to $18.1 million, according to Bloomberg. Before replacing Nobel Prize winner Steven Chu in 2013, Moniz was director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Energy initiative. Moniz took in $304,168 the year before, according to his financial disclosure form. He also sat on the board of directors for several technology companies that dealt with the government.
Thursday, December 1, 2016 2:01 PM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: How do we end money in politics, and break the stranglehold that the oligarchs have on our government?
Thursday, December 1, 2016 2:13 PM
RIVERLOVE
Monday, December 5, 2016 5:03 AM
Quote:US President-elect Donald Trump has posted a series of tweets criticising China for its monetary policy and its operations in the South China Sea. "Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency" and "build a massive military complex?" he asked. "I don't think so!" Last week Mr Trump risked a diplomatic rift with China by speaking directly with Taiwan's president. The highly unusual move saw China lodge a complaint with the US.
Monday, December 5, 2016 10:16 AM
Quote:Originally posted by kpo: Trump sets out to start a diplomatic row with China over twitter Certainly a break from the conventional softly-softly approach to Chinese relations. We'll see how it plays out. "Objective truths are established by evidence. Personal truths by faith. Political truths by incessant repetition."
Quote:Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Yen Ming told the national legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee the country’s military could hold out “at least one month” alone against a Chinese invasion. The estimate was a sharp reminder of how much the strategic equation has turned against Taiwan.
Monday, December 5, 2016 10:42 AM
Quote:Maybe politicians could follow the code of ethics that exists, rather than ignoring it?- SECOND
Monday, December 5, 2016 11:10 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Monday, December 5, 2016 1:33 PM
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Thursday, December 8, 2016 1:57 PM
Quote: US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen an outspoken critic of President Obama's climate change policies to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, 48, is seen as an ally of the fossil fuel industry. He has been a key player in legal challenges against EPA regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
Thursday, December 8, 2016 3:42 PM
Friday, December 9, 2016 7:45 AM
Friday, December 9, 2016 10:32 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Quote:Originally posted by Riverlove: Trump's Cabinet of wealthy limousine lackeys is reminiscent of the aristocracy and courtesans at Versailles. Oh look, there's the Count de Money!
Friday, December 9, 2016 12:06 PM
REAVERFAN
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Riverlove: Trump's Cabinet of wealthy limousine lackeys is reminiscent of the aristocracy and courtesans at Versailles. Oh look, there's the Count de Money!
Friday, December 9, 2016 1:13 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: If anything, Trump is showing the exact inverse of what is being portrayed. Hillary has been aiming for and building up to this election for DECADES. Deals made, promises given, and HUGE sums of $$ taken from all around the world to install her Highness Hillary.
Friday, December 9, 2016 7:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by reaverfan:More fake news-fueled nonsense.
Quote: Trump is by and for the rich, period. Everything he's done and said proves it.
Saturday, December 10, 2016 9:01 AM
Saturday, December 10, 2016 3:20 PM
Sunday, December 11, 2016 2:36 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:39 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Friday, January 13, 2017 7:36 AM
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Saturday, January 14, 2017 10:48 AM
THGRRI
Saturday, January 14, 2017 5:31 PM
JAYNEZTOWN
Saturday, January 14, 2017 7:44 PM
Sunday, January 15, 2017 12:51 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: BAD TRUMP! He should NEVER have done that to her son! Oh ... yeah. Trump wasn't involved.
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