hoya9797
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Post by hoya9797 on Apr 6, 2018 10:22:41 GMT -5
So, drain the swamp and then build a much bigger and more disgusting one?
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Apr 6, 2018 11:22:05 GMT -5
It's possible that Pruitt informed the POTUS that swamps are good for the environment.
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Post by badgerhoya on Apr 6, 2018 12:55:45 GMT -5
It's possible that Pruitt informed the POTUS that swamps are good for the environment. I mean, in millions of years it'll turn into oil, right? Call it "Making Future America Great Again Too!"
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Post by tashoya on Apr 6, 2018 16:32:12 GMT -5
It's possible that Pruitt informed the POTUS that swamps are good for the environment. I mean, in millions of years it'll turn into oil, right? Call it "Making Future America Great Again Too!" You'd have to be REALLY careful enunciating that acronym.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 10:12:44 GMT -5
In his first three months in office, before pricey overseas trips to Italy and Morocco, the price tag for Pruitt’s security detail hit more than $832,000, according to EPA documents released through a public information request.
Nearly three dozen EPA security and law enforcement agents were assigned to Pruitt, according to a summary of six weeks of weekly schedules obtained by Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.
Those schedules show multiple EPA security agents accompanied Pruitt on a family vacation to California that featured a day at Disneyland and a New Year’s Day football game where his home state Oklahoma Sooners were playing in the Rose Bowl. Multiple agents also accompanied Pruitt to a baseball game at the University of Kentucky and at his house outside Tulsa, during which no official EPA events were scheduled.
On weekend trips home for Sooners football games, when taxpayers weren’t paying for his ticket, the EPA official said Pruitt flew coach. He sometimes used a companion pass obtained with frequent flyer miles accumulated by Ken Wagner, a former law partner whom Pruitt hired as a senior adviser at EPA at a salary of more than $172,000. Taxpayers still covered the airfare for the administrator’s security detail.
Pruitt’s predecessor, Gina McCarthy, had a security detail that numbered about a half dozen, less than a third the size of Pruitt’s. She flew coach and was not accompanied by security during her off hours, like on weekend trips home to Boston.
Pruitt was accompanied by nine aides and a security detail during a trip to Italy in June that cost more than $120,000. He visited the U.S. Embassy in Rome and took a private tour of the Vatican before briefly attending a meeting of G-7 environmental ministers in Bologna.
Private Italian security guards hired by Perrotta helped arrange an expansive motorcade for Pruitt and his entourage, according to the EPA official with direct knowledge of the trip. The source described the Italian additions as personal friends of Perrotta, who joined Pruitt and his EPA staff for an hours-long dinner at an upscale restaurant.
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Post by TC on Apr 7, 2018 15:27:52 GMT -5
Things Pruitt wanted and/or got : - private jets so he didn't have to interact with taxpaying constituents - armored SUV with run-flat tires - soundproof phone booth in office - armed motorcade to get to dinner reservation - bulletproof desk - 24/7 security detail I get that he's a corrupt pawn in the pocket of the oil industry, but the guy seems like a total paranoid loon on top of that. Also, how fun is it that the rats are the ones leaking all this stuff on each other? Source of all the damaging Pruitt info seems to be Rob Porter, because his ex-girlfriend @ EPA went public against him www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5582299/Female-aide-embattled-Scott-Pruitt-helped-bring-Rob-Porter-resigns.html
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 19:51:25 GMT -5
As long as your loyal to the leader of the Republican Party, no amount of corruption is too much....
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 7, 2018 20:50:41 GMT -5
In his first three months in office, before pricey overseas trips to Italy and Morocco, the price tag for Pruitt’s security detail hit more than $832,000, according to EPA documents released through a public information request. Nearly three dozen EPA security and law enforcement agents were assigned to Pruitt, according to a summary of six weeks of weekly schedules obtained by Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. Those schedules show multiple EPA security agents accompanied Pruitt on a family vacation to California that featured a day at Disneyland and a New Year’s Day football game where his home state Oklahoma Sooners were playing in the Rose Bowl. Multiple agents also accompanied Pruitt to a baseball game at the University of Kentucky and at his house outside Tulsa, during which no official EPA events were scheduled. On weekend trips home for Sooners football games, when taxpayers weren’t paying for his ticket, the EPA official said Pruitt flew coach. He sometimes used a companion pass obtained with frequent flyer miles accumulated by Ken Wagner, a former law partner whom Pruitt hired as a senior adviser at EPA at a salary of more than $172,000. Taxpayers still covered the airfare for the administrator’s security detail. Pruitt’s predecessor, Gina McCarthy, had a security detail that numbered about a half dozen, less than a third the size of Pruitt’s. She flew coach and was not accompanied by security during her off hours, like on weekend trips home to Boston. Pruitt was accompanied by nine aides and a security detail during a trip to Italy in June that cost more than $120,000. He visited the U.S. Embassy in Rome and took a private tour of the Vatican before briefly attending a meeting of G-7 environmental ministers in Bologna. Private Italian security guards hired by Perrotta helped arrange an expansive motorcade for Pruitt and his entourage, according to the EPA official with direct knowledge of the trip. The source described the Italian additions as personal friends of Perrotta, who joined Pruitt and his EPA staff for an hours-long dinner at an upscale restaurant. Scott Pruitt’s security detail has required far more resources than his predecessors’, costing taxpayers nearly $3 million when factoring in overtime and frequent travel for the agents who protect the Environmental Protection Agency administrator 24/7, according to an EPA official. www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/07/pruitts-round-the-clock-security-has-cost-taxpayers-nearly-3-million/?utm_term=.47cb9a6f3d87
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Post by tashoya on Apr 7, 2018 22:53:19 GMT -5
Scott Pruitt has received death threats because he's hastening the death of our species. Doesn't seem outlandish in that context. So, in reality, the translation of that tweet is "Scott Pruitt is both horrible at his job and as a person." Scott Pruitt saving money at the EPA is like a contractor saying that the electrician saved money in wiring your house by not doing any wiring. Editeds, top to bottom.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 9:30:12 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 0:02:16 GMT -5
Is it really that hard to find someone who hates science as much as Pruitt but isn't cartoonishly corrupt and unethical?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 10:53:40 GMT -5
The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics has taken the unusual step of sending a letter to the EPA questioning a series of actions by Scott Pruitt and asking the agency to take “appropriate actions to address any violations.” www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/climate/epa-ethics-letter-pruitt.html … __ Republican Sen. Mike Rounds says that criticism of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is "nitpicking" #MTP nbcnews.to/2JtDiwd pic.twitter.com/NMGQcNS6HP
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 18:01:02 GMT -5
Is it really that hard to find someone who hates science as much as Pruitt but isn't cartoonishly corrupt and unethical?
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 9, 2018 19:46:35 GMT -5
Is it really that hard to find someone who hates science as much as Pruitt but isn't cartoonishly corrupt and unethical? More, please. I'm sure there's much more "nitpicking" to be had.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 9, 2018 19:48:37 GMT -5
Scott Pruitt has received death threats because he's hastening the death of our species. Doesn't seem outlandish in that context. So, in reality, the translation of that tweet is "Scott Pruitt is both horrible at his job and as a person." Scott Pruitt saving money at the EPA is like a contractor saying that the electrician saved money in wiring your house by not doing any wiring. Editeds, top to bottom. Scott Pruitt is horrible at his job and as a person, and the Windbag-in-Chief, who is likewise horrible at his job and as a person, supports him. You're in good hands with Trumpstate.
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hoya9797
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Post by hoya9797 on Apr 9, 2018 20:38:54 GMT -5
Scott Pruitt has received death threats because he's hastening the death of our species. Doesn't seem outlandish in that context. So, in reality, the translation of that tweet is "Scott Pruitt is both horrible at his job and as a person." Scott Pruitt saving money at the EPA is like a contractor saying that the electrician saved money in wiring your house by not doing any wiring. Editeds, top to bottom. Scott Pruitt is horrible at his job and as a person, and the Windbag-in-Chief, who is likewise horrible at his job and as a person, supports him. You're in good hands with Trumpstate. The thing is, his job is to destroy the EPA and he's really good at that. Thankfully, his "progress" will be derailed by his crookedness.
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Post by aristides on Apr 10, 2018 8:07:44 GMT -5
A staffer at the EPA told me that the morale at the agency is the lowest she has ever seen. I feel bad for the employees who believe in the agency and their mission. Crossing my fingers that Pruitt gets the boot.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 10, 2018 19:22:05 GMT -5
A staffer at the EPA told me that the morale at the agency is the lowest she has ever seen. I feel bad for the employees who believe in the agency and their mission. Crossing my fingers that Pruitt gets the boot. This is completely understandable. I'm sure that the vast, vast majority of higher level staff at the EPA are totally dedicated to the agency's cause, and it has to be demoralizing to see someone like Pruitt in charge. Sadly, though, when Pruitt gets the boot, he will be replaced by Pruitt II. This is truly Trump at his worst.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2018 20:20:10 GMT -5
An internal E.P.A. memo concluding that a threat assessment prepared by Mr. Pruitt’s security detail did not appear to justify the increased protection. With @lffriedman and @kenvogel
Just like Trump we have an administration official outright lying to the American people, and then forcing the people around him to try and manufacture evidence in order to make that lie look truthful...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 9:52:31 GMT -5
Scott Pruitt insisted on staying in luxury hotels that were costlier than allowed by government standards, while also pushing to fly on an airline not on the government’s approved list so he could accrue more frequent flier miles.
House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy says Scott Pruitt didn’t turn over all of the documents regarding his official travel and lease agreement—specifically, info about his first and business class plane travel.
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