Discussion: Patrick Shanahan Out Of Running For Defense Secretary Post

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Those that can’t teach, teach gym. Those that can’t teach gym are made Acting SecDef.

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To spend time with his family…riiiiiiight!

And now yet another “Acting” secretary.

The WH requires more understudies than the Cast of Wicked.

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Corrupt Lazy Fat Fuck

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Everyone prefers Cotton this summer.

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Let’s see, acting cabinet members are limited to 210 days apiece, so that means he’ll need only one more acting SecDef after this Mark Esper guy. Also, who did Esper piss off?

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I wonder if Shanahan knew he had “decided not to move forward” before it was announced?

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The fabric of our lies.

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I wonder if Mark Esper knows about this.

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This is all about the embarrassment of the “John McCain”. The thing leaked, and Shanahan handled on a very embarrassing way for the Pestilent.

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I wonder if Mark Esper knew he had been appointed SecDef before it was announced?

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God?

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Hannity told him last night.

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“Only the best people”.

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Ha! Beat you by one minute! :smile:

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So we can have the trifecta of warmongers for a nice and easy to win war with Iran.

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Not a ‘deep state’, but an invisible state in full public view! Arghh!

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Exactly…I figure Mulvaney’s days are numbered because he coughed during the interview.

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Fish are jumping, and Cotton is high.

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just another Defense contractor CEO.

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