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cornball 24

(1,475 posts) Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:09 AM Dec 2016

Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy! Since he said he wanted to get rid

of the Department of Energy, does that mean he will go "poof" along with it? 😱

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Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy! Since he said he wanted to get rid (Original Post) cornball 24 Dec 2016 OP

All Trump's picks point to a gutting of Government reach/oversight.... JHan Dec 2016 #1

Apparently, this is what half of our average citizens wanted world wide wally Dec 2016 #2

The DOE operates the nuclear weapons labs. longship Dec 2016 #3

JHan

(10,173 posts)

1. All Trump's picks point to a gutting of Government reach/oversight....

Reply to cornball 24 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:10 AM

Dec 2016

EDIT: ...in Areas that hamstring Trump's agenda. In other areas we'll see an expansion of Government reach.

Essentially: It's a big F U to average citizens.

world wide wally

(21,740 posts)

2. Apparently, this is what half of our average citizens wanted

Reply to cornball 24 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:21 AM

Dec 2016

But we can't call them stupid.

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. The DOE operates the nuclear weapons labs.

Reply to cornball 24 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:39 AM

Dec 2016

So, let's just get rid of it.

Poof! It's gone. Now who is going to control the US nuclear weapons?

(I worked at one the DOE national labs.)

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