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leveymg

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2. Here's another cheery thought - few politicians get anywhere near positions of power

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 12:23 AM

Mar 2015

unless they are already compromised or reliably under the control of those who really control government agencies. I suspect the same is true just about everywhere.

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Question about the true powers of our POTUS [View all] sadoldgirl Mar 2015 OP

My thought on this is presidents come and go, congress comes and goes, but these agencies RKP5637 Mar 2015 #1

Here's another cheery thought - few politicians get anywhere near positions of power leveymg Mar 2015 #2

So true! Many politicians are tools and/or a facade to make the masses feel good. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #12

Yes,and we have seen that this sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #3

I spent over seven years working at the Pentagon. MrScorpio Mar 2015 #4

Thank you for your insight sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #5

I suggest that more people actually take the time and effort to see DC at work MrScorpio Mar 2015 #7

Okay, that is Orwell, and I believe it sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #8

People forget that the permanent military/intelligence war state was built in 1947 MrScorpio Mar 2015 #10

It makes me wonder, then.... CanSocDem Mar 2015 #13

Despite the limits of the office, being President carries with it tremendous responsibility MrScorpio Mar 2015 #14

The Deep State will always win. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #6

Okay then, if that is the state of sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #9

Each of those agencies report to the executive branch, so it up to the POTUS to CK_John Mar 2015 #11