Taking bets on whether they’ll be more or less incompetent. Taking bets
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2/1 both ways. While he sits on the left side of the bell curve, so do the people hiring him. Taking bets, taking bets
Curious to know how it'll be determined? Time in office? If fewer days than Hegseth, that would seem to imply less competence, but I feel like a highly competent person in this administration wouldn't last long at all. There needs to be some optimum level of incompetence to survive. So a less competent SecDef may actually last longer, but cause more damage.
Time till catastrophe. Hegseth managed a catastrophic failure after sending battle plans to his friends and family. He stayed in office long after a major unforced fuckup, but that was someone else’s fuckup and therefore not counted in Hegseth’s competence.
a more competent secdef, would challenge TRUmp too much.
Probably a different FOX News reporter.
It's truly hard to imagine a pick less competent than Hegseth, though I've been surprised by the administration before.
More incompetent, less competent
he sourced hesgeth from fox and friends, probably another on: possibly hannity, since hannity has been with trump and various golf meetings over the years.
Now, the hard question. Do you think that he would be better or worse? 2/1 odds either way~~
slightly more competent, but not by much. mostly because hesgeth is drunk all the time.
Probably someone at OAN next.
could be people from fox again: Hannity, or the wierdo greg kelly from one of the other channels.
I would love to see Hannity’s senate confirmation hearings.
hannity, because hes been oddly in trumps entourage since trumps 2020's loss at leas tin golf court meetings.
Mmmmm?....Who would be the most inappropriate pick?
Is Pablo Escobar still alive?
He's too competent.
Trump will pick another talk-radio imbecile, or maybe a Tik Tok celebrity who set a record for eating Tide pods.
Wonder what barrel they will scrape the next failure from?
My guess is disgraced retired general and paid Russia Today personality Michael Flynn.
So when a new president?
Seeking the position of Secretary of Defense.
Qualifications.
- I've watched every Rambo movie.
- I would be the best SecDef, everyone says so.
- Being able to call myself SecDef would be cool.
- No drinking problem.
And just upload that to signal annnnd send.
I can't wait to see what blubbering moron sycophant can't find his ass with two hands shitwad that steps in...
DEI>DUI
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