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Pete Hegseth Grabs Hold of an Anvil Instead of a Life Jacket
There are More Leaks at the Defense Department than in my kitchen colander
As the Pentagon sinks further into rampant chaos inside its walls and national security falters, Secretary Pete Hegseth is grabbing for a life jacket. But, like Wiley Coyote in the Road Runner cartoons, he’s been handed an anvil instead.
With news of further security missteps at D.O.D., even some Republicans are beginning to call for an investigation.
He’s sinking fast, and his response is typical. He blames everyone else.
His staff did the leaks. He really doesn’t drink to excess. The woman he raped and then paid off for silence lied about the assault.
The inclination of Americans to get behind television personalities to run their government is really beginning to annoy me.
Being a television or radio personality certainly creates name recognition, and for some, it can give the appearance of some knowledge of how the world works. But being a celebrity on FOX news doesn’t necessarily equate with having two brain cells to rub together, let alone prepare a person to run, let’s say, the Department of Defense or Agriculture, or even the Health and Human…
