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    Actually, there are still Obama-era people acting as interim Cabinet positions for those yet to be filled. Once the Cabinet is approved, then they are done.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/u...tion.html?_r=0

    It's from before the inauguration, but it explains what happens to the Cabinet positions. They have a transition, too.
    As pointed out in the story only 50 essential State Department and national security officials from the Obama-era were retained. But a few weeks later, they either resigned or were fired anyway. There are 1,100 positions in total.

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    As pointed out in the story only 50 essential State Department and national security officials from the Obama-era were retained. But a few weeks later, they either resigned or were fired anyway. There are 1,100 positions in total.
    That was the State Department. It's the other areas - like the lady Trump fired recently who was acting as Attorney General who told her people not to honor the travel ban executive order (she was appointed by Obama). Now that Senator Jeff Sessions has been confirmed as Attorney General, she and her replacement would not be needed in their roles.

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    That was the State Department. It's the other areas - like the lady Trump fired recently who was acting as Attorney General who told her people not to honor the travel ban executive order (she was appointed by Obama). Now that Senator Jeff Sessions has been confirmed as Attorney General, she and her replacement would not be needed in their roles.
    It doesn't matter though, what matters is that his appointments are a bit clueless and has no idea how to run a government, most, like DeVos, doesn't even know anything about what their own department does. I understand what he is doing, bringing in new people, etc, but you still need people on board who has actually ran a government before and knows what to do, otherwise, it is going to be a disaster.

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    It doesn't matter though, what matters is that his appointments are a bit clueless and has no idea how to run a government, most, like DeVos, doesn't even know anything about what their own department does. I understand what he is doing, bringing in new people, etc, but you still need people on board who has actually ran a government before and knows what to do, otherwise, it is going to be a disaster.
    They will have people to help them. Cabinet picks don't necessarily have to be political; they need to have experience in their particular areas.
    It just seems like incompetence, but each department is more than the ones picked. If there are problems they can be replaced like anyone else. There would still be the nomination/confirmation process, but it can still be done.

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    I read that and was shocked, but after what I have seen online since the Inauguration, I am not so surprised anymore.
    This is a very tense time. It shouldn't be, but it is.

    This is also the reason for one of the big issues I push on these sites.

    DO NOT DATE unless you have yourself in a position to know who you are or where you are going in life. When you overcome anxiety, your attitude, your mindset, and your focus could change to the point where you realize that you may not have been with the person you are with had you been in a healthy position before. If the relationship has a strong foundation, then it will have handled the "transition", but most are so superficial that this political thing should have been discussed during the formation stages of the relationship, it wasn't and therefore comes the result of "you weren't the person I thought you were".

    Bad.

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    DO NOT DATE unless you have yourself in a position to know who you are or where you are going in life. When you overcome anxiety, your attitude, your mindset, and your focus could change to the point where you realize that you may not have been with the person you are with had you been in a healthy position before.
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    I read that and was shocked, but after what I have seen online since the Inauguration, I am not so surprised anymore.
    This is a very tense time. It shouldn't be, but it is.

    This is also the reason for one of the big issues I push on these sites.

    DO NOT DATE unless you have yourself in a position to know who you are or where you are going in life. When you overcome anxiety, your attitude, your mindset, and your focus could change to the point where you realize that you may not have been with the person you are with had you been in a healthy position before. If the relationship has a strong foundation, then it will have handled the "transition", but most are so superficial that this political thing should have been discussed during the formation stages of the relationship, it wasn't and therefore comes the result of "you weren't the person I thought you were".

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    True.
    I need to clarify this a little bit. What I mean is....we need to be able to stand on our own two feet and be strong enough in our individual identity. Relationships should not be "clingy" or "dependent". We have to be able to handle ourselves - yes, we can get overwhelmed as other people do. If we are bound by anxiety, it can affect the way we see things and behave. It also can change how we see other people. The issue is if you are working on anxiety and are in a relationship, it can affect the other person as well.

    For instance, if I was in a relationship, and a bit needy and anxious about being alone, then I would gravitate toward some who "needs" and "provides". BUT while working on my anxiety to better myself, I am not so "needy", but the dynamics of the relationship changes anyway. Where does that get me? There would be clashes in the relationship. Would she want me to stay needy? What if I don't need to be needy anymore?

    That's just an example. We just have to know where we are before getting into a relationship, that's all. It would be fair to us and our others.

    It's really for people who don't deal with anxiety as much as those who do.

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    Trump removes animal welfare regulations and is going to stop the FDA from making sure animal food is safe


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    in case anyone needs a laugh: https://twitter.com/trump_regrets

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    in case anyone needs a laugh: https://twitter.com/trump_regrets
    @realDonaldTrump I voted for you but you act like a child. You should take your phone and throw it in the river. Time to lose your binky.

    Re: voters who have regret because of his behavior - it's consistent with the way he was before he got into the White House. And I thought that's WHY they voted for him. Why they would assume he would act differently is baffling. But I can understand voters who are mad about Trump backing down from promises he made.

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    Nothing like that pet food thing ever came up.

    The issue with the FDA is that it takes too long for them to put together studies on medications. That has been a problem for years. I don't know about "dog food poisioning" - that article was from October - I saw one with that Keith Olbermann video (yeesh).

    The bias is quite stifling, to scare tactic quality. Keith Olbermann was the guy that Rosie O'Donnell went to right before the inauguration and asked him if there was something that could be done to delay the inauguration - before announcing that she wanted martial law.

    In fact, according to the Daily Beast, "Eleven of the 23 pet food recalls by the FDA since September of last year pulled chow off shelves due to food poisoned by listeria and salmonella."

    Long story short - if Trump is allowed to take the White House in November, your dog's health could be in jeopardy sooner than later. If he pushes his proposals through, regulations that keep pet stores from selling food that could kill your dog could be gone and you'll have no way of determining whether the food you're giving your beloved pet is safe to eat.

    We shouldn't be surprised at Trump's callous attitude toward our furry friends. As Keith Olbermann points out, there's no evidence Donald Trump has ever had a pet or cared for an animal in any way.

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    Re: voters who have regret because of his behavior - it's consistent with the way he was before he got into the White House. And I thought that's WHY they voted for him. Why they would assume he would act differently is baffling. But I can understand voters who are mad about Trump backing down from promises he made.
    He hasn't done much of that. The main one was going after Hillary.
    The rest is running into Congress - they can't things done fast enough and never could. He's basically doing the executive orders like Obama did <- THAT was the dangerous precedent. Once you have a President who did all those things in eight years, it becomes the new threshold.

    He's doing too much too fast - the travel ban is the biggest example. He is, to me, doing the right thing, but it was rushed.

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    The issue with the FDA is that it takes too long for them to put together studies on medications. That has been a problem for years.
    Would you rather them rush out the drugs without proper checks and have people get sick or die from a bad drug?

    Quote Ironman View Post
    Nothing like that pet food thing ever came up.
    I remembered it and Olbermann cited his source, unless Trump's staff are fake news now.

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