"Drain the Swamp" or Keep Filling It: The Smartest Man Doesn't Even Know the Difference

Hire only the best, um, Mr. President – okay

(Pruitt's recent woes are seen here)

True to his word - the source of his expert best hires

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Classic Trump: “I will drain the swamp.” But, instead he is filling the swamp with more greedy bastards like these big names: Price (HHS), Mnuchin (Treasury), Zinke (Interior), Carson (HUD), Shulkin (VA), and now another biggie Pruitt at EPA (seems like he was on the take). Then add in Flynn, Spicer, Priebus, Scaramucci, Porter, Hicks, Bannon, McMaster, and the biggest, Rex Tillerson (Secy of State).

Video here is most-revealing reminder from Chris Hayes on his show at MSNBC
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Also, an excellent story from Esquire here in reference to an excellent ProPublica research report.

Trump filling the administration with huge variety of different phyla of swamp critters – of the human, money-grubbing kind. Here’s some of what ProPublica found:

·        At least 187 Trump political appointees have been federal lobbyists.

·        Many of them are now overseeing the industries they once lobbied on behalf of.

·        Also, discovered numerous ethics waivers that allow Trump staffers to work on subjects in which they have financial conflicts of interest have been requested, received, or still pending.

·        At least 254 appointees affiliated with Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and at least 125 staffers from prominent conservative think tanks are now working in the Federal government.

·        Drilling down even further, at least 35 Trump political appointees worked for or consulted with groups affiliated with the billionaire libertarian brothers Charles and David Koch, who also have a network of advocacy groups, nonprofits, private companies, and PAC’s.

·        At least 25 Trump appointees came from the influential Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank founded in 1973, and at least two came from Heritage Action, its related political nonprofit. Heritage says the Trump administration, in just its first year, has enacted nearly two-thirds of its 334 policy recommendations.

·       Also, found — for the first time — were dozens of special-government employees, or SGEs, who work as paid consultants or experts for federal agencies while keeping their day jobs in the private sector.

My 2 Cents: Apparently, the swamp is generous to Trump’s critters – soon there’re be no room for decent people that Trump promised – remember that quote reminder time:

History in Review as it Were 

Related and finally, people who were in and now are out the scoreboard – probably not up to date can be seen here – enjoy – even the disgusting manner in which our country is being run or should I say being ruined?

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