Elizabeth Warren appreciation thread

CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul · Jan 15, 2025

adoo said: ↑

the dizzying height of gaslighting.

OT, does the Federalist understand that the habitual Drunkard Hegseth has never run an organization / group that has more thant 100 team members?

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Hee hee. Another fantastic post from scooby doo. Lol

CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul · Jan 15, 2025

Os Trigonum said: ↑

conclusion

Hegseth needs to break this cultural paradigm that actively encourages the wasteful expenditure of taxpayer dollars as a reward for senior military service. Somehow, we need to make it unseemly and highly distasteful for very senior officers to trade on their military honors for riches in a corrupt system of defense procurement. This practice needs to be widely seen as a form of legal prostitution — legal, yes, but would you bring your new girlfriend home to Mother?

That cultural mind shift will be a fundamental issue in solving the seemingly intractable problem of the military-industrial complex. Something has to give, and it begins and ends with making the habit of trading service for dollars a shameful one.

At this point, I am certain innumerable readers are internally protesting that military experience is an essential element of the defense industry and a fundamental requirement in procuring weapons systems that are effective on the modern battlefield. I completely agree with this sentiment. Only former warriors can tell civilian engineers what does and does not work in combat.

But we do not need generals and admirals to do this. Former O-4s, O-5s, and E-7s can do this work. In fact, those more junior officers and NCOs are better qualified than flag officers because most flag officers are generationally removed from the realities of the tactical modern battlefield. Instead, those flag officers are recruited solely for their influence, their ability to persuade former subordinates, and their iPhone contact lists — not because of their technical, tactical, or managerial skills. This is influence-peddling, plain and simple, and it is no different than the habits of the worst K Street lobbyists.

I sincerely hope Pete Hegseth is confirmed as secretary of defense. I believe he is the pugnacious, “dirty boots” warrior-outsider that the corrupt defense establishment desperately needs. One of his greatest challenges will be to reform defense procurement systems, and a key component of that reform will be to shift our senior military leaders away from the desirability of the post-retirement, defense contractor gravy train.

Let’s make the Department of Defense great again, and that starts with making the habit of trading senior military honors for dollars shameful.

Cynical Publius is the nom de plume of a retired U.S. Army colonel and practicing attorney. The Federalist verifies the identity of its pseudonymous authors. You can follow Cynical Publius on X at @CynicalPublius.

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Notice woke clowns’ argument in here has always been that Hegseth is not qualified and yet at the same time they approved and supported every DEI hire in the most important positions. Clown is gonna clown!

adoo · Jan 15, 2025

CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul said: ↑

Notice woke clowns’ argument in here has always been that Hegseth is not qualified and yet at the same time they approved and supported every DEI hire in the most important positions. Clown is gonna clown!
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even Trump allies raise questions about Hegseth,

DiSantis (diet Trump) could be a viable option

CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul · Jan 15, 2025

adoo said: ↑

even Trump allies raise questions about Hegseth

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Love love the new red font scooby. I think this will help highlight your nonsense. Lol

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