This is what mediocrity looks like
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Mendacity.
He knew. He didn't care. He just put out his hand and dared the Senate not to give him a blank check.
And he's going to get that check, because Democrats more are terrified of looking obstructionist than of looking like they can govern.
I'm going to upvote just from the great usage of the word Mendacity
What does "legally required" here mean? I assume there's supposed to be a punishment?
I've not read the laws, nor am I a lawyer, but I suspect that the budget laws say something like "The [FBI] shall provide a budget by [date]", but there is no following section attaching a penalty as there are in criminal laws, so there is likely no recourse.
I imagine that this is the same as when you don't have that report ready for the big meeting, or skipped out early before your end-of-shift duties were done: a reprimand from your boss and potentially getting fired.... but his boss is, I think, Pam Bondi, the AG, in this case.
Theoretically Kash could be impeached or censured, as could Pam if she doesn't act. But we know how well that will go. Until then, his inaction is illegal, but unlike some of trumps actions, which can be stayed or reversed via court, I don't think you can stay inaction.
Maybe it means Kash isn't the FBI director since he didn't provide the budget. Whoever provides the budget first wins the title!
He’s too busy running his clothing brand Based.
"I thought this was just a meet and greet"
Okay, so $0 for the FBI. Done!
That's what Trump wants. Take note of the military and ICE budgets, however..
That’s what Trump wants.
It's win-win. Either Dems don't sign a blank check, and Trump uses this as an excuse to hand more power to the DHS. Or Dems do sign a blank check, and Trump uses it to fund an FBI dedicated to further dismantling the democratic state.
Right now we are seeing a power struggle between at least two groups of plutocrats in the US.
The FBI is not on Trump's side. They're not exactly our friend, but their defunding would give more power to Trump
The FBI is not on Trump’s side.
The director of the FBI is absolutely on Trump's side. And anyone downstream of him who isn't is getting weeded out.
His name is Kash but he doesn't have any...
Can't imagine how you'd expect an idiot like Kash Patel to do anything right at all.
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I wonder if they’re advising agency heads to do this so they can fuck with the budget for their wealthy tax break bill?
No, I think he's that dumb. Look at the lies the Bush Jr. team came up with before the Iraq invasion. Those were great lies; handcrafted with Old World dedication and aged in oak barrels until they were perfect.
These clowns are just incompetent.
People need to drop the "they're incompetent" shtick if they beat you every time. Because if you get beat by people you think are incompetent, what does that make you?
It implies nothing because it is not competence that is evaluated here.
Republicans beat Democrats because:
#1 A sizeable core of the American demographic cannot tell the difference between their elbow and a chair (too stupid) and are fearful of their own shadow
#2 The alternative, the Democrats, are almost as incompetent as the Republicans making the distinction moot.
The side that isn't willing to shoot up schools
You can be great at one thing and an idiot at everything else.
In the photo, the fucker looks like a little kid who didn't do his homework and got caught in the lie.
Hardly the brightest and the best.
I feel like he always looks like that. He always looks like he's guilty and looking for an exit or coming up with the next lie. I can't imagine living like that
I'm going to guess drugs or alcohol.
My dog ate the budget!
Reminds me of the Office: "I thought this was a meet and greet".
Exactly what I immediately thought of.
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He's moving the FBI to Kash accounting.
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