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Bobstandard

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5. Cabinet Secretary. Great gig. No oversight

Reply to usaf-vet (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 03:53 PM

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The boss is too distracted to notice if you don’t show up for work. The folks who report to you are happy when you’re gone so they too can screw off. All the mid level staff who actually kept the lights on got doge’d out. MAGA loves that government doesn’t work. An absent, disengaged cabinet secretary can hold his head high at conservative conferences and take credit for a win.

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We live in a town where we can get 95% of any family's needs. The other 5% is out of reach with the price... [View all] usaf-vet Sunday OP

One tiny nit-pick; Duffy wasn't elected, tsf nominated him and the Senate approved. alwaysinasnit Sunday #1

Thank you, I stand corrected. I will fix the error! usaf-vet Sunday #2

... alwaysinasnit Sunday #3

He was, however, previously elected to Congress Wiz Imp Sunday #11

;-{) Fascist Vacation Goonch Sunday #4

Cabinet Secretary. Great gig. No oversight Bobstandard Sunday #5

MAGA BattleRow Sunday #6

He's as much an embarrassment to WI as Figarosmom Sunday #7

His salary mgardener Sunday #8

I think they are in the quiverfull movement QED Sunday #9

I met a woman in that movement. BonnieJW Sunday #10

Radtrad Catholic. keep_left Sunday #12

I've started referring to "The Part-Time Cabinet" because everyone in it has a side gig that's more important to them. eppur_se_muova Sunday #13

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