Discussion: No Moore: Trump's Second Fed Board Pick Has Withdrawn Under Pressure

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Just as well. This guy seems more like republican head of FEMA material.

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Another non-nomination goes down in flames. Trump’s best people crash and burn a lot.

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Oh goody! He can go back to saying bizarre shit on the teevee!

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Bless his heart! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer douche-bag!

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Why graciously withdraw and retain some dignity, however minute, when you can be yet further humiliated by claiming at 10 AM that you spoke to Donald himself yesterday and it is damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead, and then at 12:45 PM have Donald himself reveal it first, that you were told to scram.

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Clean the swamp!

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Oh, well. Another fine, qualified candidate bites the dust. Who can our wonderful president possibly pick next after the rejection of a master economist like Stephen Moore?

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“truly fine person”
Those words are now cringeworthy.

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Maybe he’ll pardon Bernie Madoff and nominate him. Great guy, Bernie!

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Hmmmn, who shall we try next. Wait a minute, who’s that other guy named Moore? Ray? Ron? He seemed OK. He liked me. No skeletons in his closet, as I recall. Very sound on gender issues. Nah, don’t bother to vet him, we only choose the best people. Sweeeeet, I think deserve another cheeseburger. MAGA!

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So Trump isn’t dictator yet?

McConnell called the shots on this one.

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Throw Steven from the train.

Trump just wants to find someone who will push for lower interests rates so the economic indicators will not drop leading up to the 2020 election. He wants to personally keep taking credit for the Obama bounce.

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So, cheating the government is a qualification for a high-level government job?

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Why not nominate Ivanka? She could have chaired World Bank but declined. Very good at economics just like her father.

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Can’t wait for the tweet which dumps Barr. I’ll give even money that Barr is out by Sept. 1.

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At least she can multiply 6x17correctly, which her father failed to do (with Howard Stern, IIRC), even insisting that he had the right number after being corrected

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As long as Donnie gets his cut.

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We all agree that Moore “decided to withdraw” by finding out from Trump’s twitter that he had decided to withdraw, right?

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