His job will be keeping the schedule of the travelling show, keeping people from bothering the carnie and making sure these rides keep working until Trump wants them changed. Kelly is not there to fix the rides, just make sure they are ridden in an orderly fashion.
The president’s top nepotism hire is already making it nigh impossible for Tillerson to execute a coherent foreign policy. When Saudi Arabia launched a blockade of Qatar earlier this month, Tillerson scrambled to defuse a conflict that threatened to destabilize the region — and hurt an ally that hosts a critical American air base. The secretary’s efforts were immediately compromised by the president’s son-in-law, according to sources who spoke with the American Conservative:
Tillerson called on Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt to ease their anti-Qatar blockade and announced that the U.S. supported a Kuwaiti-led mediation effort. The problem for Tillerson was that his statement was contradicted by Donald Trump who, during a Rose Garden appearance on the same day, castigated Qatar, saying the emirate “has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
A close associate of the secretary of state says that Tillerson was not only “blind-sided by the Trump statement,” but “absolutely enraged that the White House and State Department weren’t on the same page.” Tillerson’s aides, I was told, were convinced that the true author of Trump’s statement was U.A.E. ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, a close friend of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. “Rex put two-and-two together,” his close associate says, “and concluded that this absolutely vacuous kid was running a second foreign policy out of the White House family quarters. Otaiba weighed in with Jared and Jared weighed in with Trump. What a mess.”
A circus? Now THAT’s entertainment. Too bad this actually IS a reality show made for TV. What more could you want?Ya got drama. Ya got intrigue. Ya got backstabbing. Ya got constant lies. Ya got YUGE egos. And plenty of scapegoats to blame every time something goes wrong.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain…or that man…or that woman…or THAT man…or the Russian…or ANYONE!! Enjoy the ride…”
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
Anyone else notice that the track is a mobeius strip?
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
His job will be keeping the schedule of the travelling show, keeping people from bothering the carnie and making sure these rides keep working until Trump wants them changed. Kelly is not there to fix the rides, just make sure they are ridden in an orderly fashion.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
No way off except to fall, once you are on Mr Toad’s Wild Ride.
Motivemagus over 6 years ago
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride is an excellent metaphor for this administration. Including the ride through Hell…
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
The president’s top nepotism hire is already making it nigh impossible for Tillerson to execute a coherent foreign policy. When Saudi Arabia launched a blockade of Qatar earlier this month, Tillerson scrambled to defuse a conflict that threatened to destabilize the region — and hurt an ally that hosts a critical American air base. The secretary’s efforts were immediately compromised by the president’s son-in-law, according to sources who spoke with the American Conservative:
Tillerson called on Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt to ease their anti-Qatar blockade and announced that the U.S. supported a Kuwaiti-led mediation effort. The problem for Tillerson was that his statement was contradicted by Donald Trump who, during a Rose Garden appearance on the same day, castigated Qatar, saying the emirate “has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
A close associate of the secretary of state says that Tillerson was not only “blind-sided by the Trump statement,” but “absolutely enraged that the White House and State Department weren’t on the same page.” Tillerson’s aides, I was told, were convinced that the true author of Trump’s statement was U.A.E. ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, a close friend of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. “Rex put two-and-two together,” his close associate says, “and concluded that this absolutely vacuous kid was running a second foreign policy out of the White House family quarters. Otaiba weighed in with Jared and Jared weighed in with Trump. What a mess.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/secretary-of-state-abandons-diplomacy-berates-white-house.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s3&utm_campaign=sharebutton-t
Godfreydaniel over 6 years ago
When a carnival barker goes barking mad……..
sandflea over 6 years ago
A circus? Now THAT’s entertainment. Too bad this actually IS a reality show made for TV. What more could you want?Ya got drama. Ya got intrigue. Ya got backstabbing. Ya got constant lies. Ya got YUGE egos. And plenty of scapegoats to blame every time something goes wrong.