Mitchell’s departure comes at a time of fractious relations between Washington and European capitals amid disagreements over trade, defense spending and the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
No negotiation, no communication. Our way or the highway.
Very bad news. They’re really on a roll.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat for Europe is resigning after only 16 months on the job in a blow to Trump administration efforts to maintain trans-Atlantic unity.
The important part of that is; WASHINGTON (AP) -
They can always be counted upon to toe the WH line on EVERYTHING.
Working for Trump is like riding a ferry on Lake Victoria. Every mile you travel and stay afloat is another mile all you’ve done is avoid inevitable disaster.
The guy must have been qualified for the job, making it easy to find a different job. It’s a lemming thing. The good ones head for the safety of the exits, while the not-so-good ones are swept along to the precipice.
FIFY.
Same thing.
Meanwhile, elsewhere…
From NPR Morning Edition today:
Rebranded Trade Deal Gives Member Countries An Edge Over The U.S.
Talks about how the TPP, sans the United States, is turning out to be a Really Good Thing for the 11 countries that decided, you know what, the Yanks don’t want to play, screw 'em, we’re going ahead anyway.
For example, beef exporters from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are set to more or less completely replace U.S. ranchers in the lucrative Japanese beef market.
Making America Great Again, oh yeah.
2017 will be noted in history books as the end of the United States as the “indispensable nation”.
It kills me that Trump will probably be remembered as the most effective spy in history.
Never mind that everyone knows he is a traitor, that he embodies every vice for which we have a name, that he is disgustingly repulsive, and that he is always the dumbest guy in the room.
He could destroy the global alliance that generations of statesmen (and women) labored to create as a bulwark against another world war.
The Toadglans disadministration is focused on far more important trade issues, to wit: Will Ivankatoinette’s new Chinese trademarks be adequately protected?
He was elected, not imposed. We collectively asked for this. He displayed dozens of reprehensible beliefs, said thousands of deplorable things, mocked and vilified dozens of respected, prominent Americans. And we ignored it all and elected him. Worse, we seemingly did it not in spite of all his repulsiveness, but because of it. He is lionized and admired for all his vileness.
You reap what you sow.
“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.”
Butter emails!?!?
Mitchell told The Washington Post, which first reported his departure, that he was leaving for family reasons — mainly to spend more time with his two young children — and not over disagreements with administration policies.
So when he took the job was he unaware that he had children?
By the time people in official Washington get their shit together, it’ll be too late. Trump doesn’t give a damn about the Constitution, laws, tradition, or anything else, while the people charged with protecting us are hidebound with regulations and obligations that Trump demands they live up to. I get that they need to follow rules, but he’s well on his way to destroying and destabilizing our Institutions, our national security, and the country. It’s getting late in the day…and we really can’t wait for the next election. He needs to be impeached and humiliated at the very least, though hopefully convicted.
“Smoldering Ruins” would make a great band name.
Well, it is an AP story, after all. Conventional wisdom and all that.
I hear Steve Bannon is active in the region…
There, there were a few articles a few weeks ago. I posted some links. Some of the TPP terms went into effect Dec. 30.
In that same vein, there was another recent article about another agreement that Trump withdrew from, with similarly potentially dire consequences: the Iran nuclear deal.
It seems that in an attempt to avoid US-imposed penalties on nations who still desire to trade with Iran, the EU is working on a workaround that would avoid involving US-based banks.
It could serve as the basis for decoupling the US dollar – the world’s reserve currency – from international trade.
So much winning.
How sad to get your dream job only to discover that it consists of carrying an endless amount of shit back up to the top of a never-ending shit volcano.
Wanting to spend more time with one’s family is the business/government version of “I need some more time to work on my own issues; it has nothing to do with you” when said to your now exboyfriend. Beneath it is the real explanation, “I’ve had enough of you.”