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What "serving at the pleasure of the president" now looks like (Original Post) StarfishSaver Oct 2019 OP
Those guys look like they're hoping the floor will open up The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #1
They know Nancy is right. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #2
Franklin is yelling at these three, "Stand up, you craven cowards... RobertDevereaux Oct 2019 #3
Yes Midnightwalk Oct 2019 #4
"Don't look at me. Don't look at me." mcar Oct 2019 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,927 posts)
1. Those guys look like they're hoping the floor will open up
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 07:20 PM
Oct 2019

and swallow them. They'd rather be anywhere else than where they are.

RobertDevereaux

(1,858 posts)
3. Franklin is yelling at these three, "Stand up, you craven cowards...
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 07:24 PM
Oct 2019

... Denounce this traitorous piece of shit, send him to his room without supper, or at the very least give him a tongue lashing and join Nancy and the others outside to denounce him to the press. You’re just going to sit there and take it? Unfuckingbelievable!”

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
4. Yes
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 07:35 PM
Oct 2019

Serving at the discretion of the president means he can fire you at any time. It doesn’t mean you can’t resign at any time and if not active military you can also speak.

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