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Hugin

(33,163 posts)
2. I miss the State Department.
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 11:22 AM
Oct 2019

It was nice to have.

and the EPA.
and the FEC.
and PBS.
and the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
and the ACA.
and the Kurds.
and NATO.
and Amtrak.
and... Well, anything else that mattered to the non-Billionaires.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
3. And we had special envoys and ambassadors to other countries who actually knew something
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 11:26 AM
Oct 2019

and cared about the people of those countries.

Hugin

(33,163 posts)
4. Yeah, that was really something. Imagine that...
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 11:48 AM
Oct 2019

I also miss the DOJ. You remember, before it became Il Dunce's private law firm?

I miss when the USAG was the Constitution's lawyer.

I know it seems a little self-centered, but, I miss writing off charitable contributions on my tax return. I didn't have much to give. It made me feel I was giving something back, though.


DFW

(54,405 posts)
7. Ah, yes the good old days
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:44 PM
Oct 2019

When we had real diplomats as Secretary of State, and career diplomats in the State Department, with the interests of the United States as their mission.

"You never know what you got til it's gone.........."

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