2016 Postmortem

Thor_MN

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23. Maybe you haven't heard, but there was this litle Bengahzi incident???

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 03:58 PM

Mar 2015

The buck should stop with the head of a department, but it is doubtful that the SOS spends much time on planning IT infrastructure. That would be the responsibility of the IT group. If you want to complain that she had an inadequate IT department, go ahead, otherwise your complaints sound about as meaningful as complaining about the quality of the toilet paper in US Embassies being Hillary's fault.

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Re HRC's emails: Give me facts, not innuendo [View all] Bill USA Mar 2015 OP

Fact: State Dept. has yet to clear its computer network of hackers: WSJ OKNancy Mar 2015 #1

Hmmm Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #2

Fact: That's an excellent question. DavidDvorkin Mar 2015 #3

You've never dealt with the Federal bureaucracy. The whole problem COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #4

She had what, 4 years? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #5

Do you know for a fact that she didn't? COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #15

No, but you'd certainly think by now somebody would have mentioned if she had. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #16

OK. The answer is no. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #17

And I'm sure you've never in your life discussed the possibility of anything you don't know is fact. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #18

IT in government takes 4 years to decide to do something and choose a vendor Thor_MN Mar 2015 #19

have you heard of the Republican party & what they do to budget proposals from Obama administration? Bill USA Mar 2015 #6

e.g. GOP cut Obama admin's request 4 State Dept's Worldwide Security program 2011, 2012, 2013 Bill USA Mar 2015 #8

Reading the very link you gave me Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #9

I used that as an EXAMPLE of what it's like to get funding requests approved by the GOP! Security Bill USA Mar 2015 #10

Are you saying that a Secretary has absolutely no discretion in how they spend their own funds? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #12

At the expense of what? Embassy security perhaps? Thor_MN Mar 2015 #20

Well sure. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #21

Maybe you haven't heard, but there was this litle Bengahzi incident??? Thor_MN Mar 2015 #23

Yeah, I heard about it, and so what? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #24

Yeah, you would blame her for single ply... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #25

I didn't blame her for 'Benghazi' but you think I'd blame her for toilet paper? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #26

It's been there a while, you passed that landmark a longtime ago. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #27

Erich, your shouting into the void. Maedhros Mar 2015 #31

their are regulations about how money is appropriated & allocated to the agencies of th Government Bill USA Mar 2015 #34

You're right that I don't know how complex things are, or how the delegation of responsibilities run Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #35

wow! impressed with the speed of your response. I can only say, and this may sound like a 'cop-out' Bill USA Mar 2015 #36

I happened to have just stepped back to the computer when you posted your comment. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #37

I think the key here is: " tiny company " .. Small companies without Human Resources dept. are run Bill USA Mar 2015 #38

The boss was a coder as well. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #39

I'm sure the job of Secretary of State takes up enough time without self-adding FSogol Mar 2015 #28

She doesn't have to do it herself. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #29

Fact: HRC ordered others not to use private email for StateD business...nt quadrature Mar 2015 #7

got any links/documentation? Democrats require documentation, unlike Fox viewers..LOL! Bill USA Mar 2015 #11

well, that is the rumor I am hearing...nt quadrature Mar 2015 #14

I rest my case. (at least you're honest - admitting it's based on rumor) Bill USA Mar 2015 #40

Read OP: "FACT: The law restricting such private accounts by public officials was changed in 2014" Bill USA Mar 2015 #13

Good OP. This is still a low political news cycle...both sides suddenly think they have some real libdem4life Mar 2015 #22

Fact: All of Lanny Davis' "facts" aren't leveymg Mar 2015 #30

The only fact I am concerned with is this: Maedhros Mar 2015 #32

+1000 leveymg Mar 2015 #33

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