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I never knew what a nightmare was like until now
nycbos
(6,034 posts)Also the the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)Nitram
(22,794 posts)cooperation of career federal employees at the Dept of Energy.
Initech
(100,068 posts)The fact that they want to cut *ANY* is disturbing enough.
Nitram
(22,794 posts)He will rely on aides and subordinates for everything he does.
dalton99a
(81,466 posts)"How much is a megaton??"
Quiet_Dem_Mom
(599 posts)He thought it was some gas/oil ambassadorship.
And, according to this DailyKos article (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/19/1622155/-Rick-Perry-doesn-t-have-a-clue-what-the-Department-of-Energy-actually-does), Trump's people never asked NNSA staff to stay for a transitional period:
So, yeah, so far, so good.
Nitram
(22,794 posts)Iggo
(47,552 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)WhiteTara
(29,704 posts)of nuclear missiles.
itcfish
(1,828 posts)really scary
Vinca
(50,269 posts)They couldn't possibly have found more unqualified people for the positions if they'd tried.