Report: Bill Taylor To Step Down As Acting Ukraine Ambassador At The End Of The Year

[epicurus]

@steviedee111

I will be interesting to see who Rudy will accept as the next ambassador.

I think he wants the job for himself.

[brian512]

My question is, did Pompeo learn this interesting approach on supporting those serving under him from his studies at West Point, or is it natural ability?

[cervantes]

@brian512

My question is, did Pompeo learn this interesting approach on supporting those serving under him from his studies at West Point, or is it natural ability?

Can’t simply blame West Point.

Look at Bill Taylor, for example.

[diggerdave]

IIRC he came out of retirement to serve against his better judgement and the wishes of his wife. A big thank you for service above and beyond. Happy and long(er) second retirement

[lastroth]

@cervantes

An anonymous congressional staffer told NBC News that Pompeo “is not going to want to be in a photo with Taylor.”

That’s just cruel. Taylor was looking forward to it so much.

Well now I get to add another moniker to the SoS’s name, Mike Petty PompousAss.

[lastroth]

@rickjones

Perhaps Trump should just appoint Rudy as Ambassador to Ukraine.

Rudy is a butterfly, he flits, he flutters, and he can’t be tied down to one place. So many people need him in their lives.

[lastroth]

@becca656

Probably better so he can hole up in the embassy when the Dems come after him.

If he does take the job the US Embassy in Ukraine is US territory, while the rest of Ukraine doesn’t have an extradition agreement with the US, or so I’ve been told.

[becca656]

@lastroth

or so I’ve been told.

Aw, gee… let’s find out… LOL!!!

[dannydorko]

@cervantes

An anonymous congressional staffer told NBC News that Pompeo “is not going to want to be in a photo with Taylor.”

Not as much as Taylor will not want to be in a photo with Pompeo.

[rascal_crone]

'Politico reported on Monday that the Trump administration is still looking for a permanent replacement for Yovanovitch."

If I were that ‘permanent’ replacement, I wouldn’t bother getting new drapes or carpets.

[cub_calloway]

@lastroth

Rudy is a butterfly, he flits, he flutters, and he can’t be tied down to one place. So many people need him in their lives.

[cub_calloway]

Of course, there is a problem: Rudy is a monarch-ist.

About 12 minutes after having ingested a toxic monarch, this jay vomited several times, ridding itself of what otherwise would have been a potentially lethal dose. Once a jay has had this negative experience, it learns to avoid subsequent monarchs on sight alone. Image copyright Lincoln Brower, Sweet Briar College

[prometheus_bic]

I hear Carter Page has just recently become available…