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I never knew what a nightmare was like until now
nycbos
(6,034 posts)Also the the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)Nitram
(22,822 posts)cooperation of career federal employees at the Dept of Energy.
Initech
(100,081 posts)The fact that they want to cut *ANY* is disturbing enough.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)He will rely on aides and subordinates for everything he does.
dalton99a
(81,517 posts)"How much is a megaton??"
Quiet_Dem_Mom
(599 posts)He thought it was some gas/oil ambassadorship.
And, according to this DailyKos article (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/19/1622155/-Rick-Perry-doesn-t-have-a-clue-what-the-Department-of-Energy-actually-does), Trump's people never asked NNSA staff to stay for a transitional period:
So, yeah, so far, so good.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)Iggo
(47,558 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,183 posts)WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)of nuclear missiles.
itcfish
(1,828 posts)really scary
Vinca
(50,279 posts)They couldn't possibly have found more unqualified people for the positions if they'd tried.