2016 Postmortem

Skwmom

(12,685 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:44 AM Feb 2016

How many times do you have to monumentally screw up before you are considered unfit to hold office?

One, two, three, four, five....

I feel like I am living in an alternate universe where the more you screw up the more you are lauded for your genius.

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How many times do you have to monumentally screw up before you are considered unfit to hold office? (Original Post) Skwmom Feb 2016 OP

Types?? I think the Curse of Autocorrect has struck again. n/t winter is coming Feb 2016 #1

I fixed it. Thanks. Skwmom Feb 2016 #3

Mass incarceration, NAFTA, welfare "reform", Iraq war resolution, XL Keystone Pipeline, 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #2

Answer: NO Fucking Fly Zones Over Syria!!!! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #4

Yeah, that's probably the biggest one jfern Feb 2016 #6

The Repeal of Glass Stegall, Welfare Reform, Iraq War, Libya, media consolidation. Skwmom Feb 2016 #5

Seems to work for bank CEOs. nt valerief Feb 2016 #7

No wonder they are such good buddies. Skwmom Feb 2016 #21

Ever seen Office Space? frylock Feb 2016 #8

I've worked in companies like that. People there for years, completely incompetent. Avalux Feb 2016 #9

It's called Failing Upward Armstead Feb 2016 #10

Why did Sanders vote to confirm HRC as Sec of State if he thought her judgment was so bad? Empowerer Feb 2016 #11

He was probably just trying to bring the party together. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #12

He wasn't in the party then Empowerer Feb 2016 #14

Good point./nt DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #16

No one here has ever said Bernie is perfect. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #26

She'd fit right in with the Republican Party. Broward Feb 2016 #13

I suspect George W. Bush may hold the record. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2016 #15

He was a major screwup but I think the Clintons would give him a run for his money. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #22

Evidently, a lot.n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #17

In the case of the Bushes, evidently unlimited. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #18

Winston Churchill screwed up quite a few times before his "finest hour," Tanuki Feb 2016 #19

Since Clinton is Mrs. Regime Change, I don't forsee a finest hour. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #20

Michael Moore weighs in. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #23

Are you asking about Republicans or Democrats? Bucky Feb 2016 #24

There should only be one standard for stupidity. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #25

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

1. Types?? I think the Curse of Autocorrect has struck again. n/t

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:48 AM

Feb 2016

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

3. I fixed it. Thanks.

Reply to winter is coming (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:51 AM

Feb 2016

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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

2. Mass incarceration, NAFTA, welfare "reform", Iraq war resolution, XL Keystone Pipeline,

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:48 AM

Feb 2016

TPP, Super-Pacs, FBI investigations, Wall St. speeches for $225,000 a pop, but no transcripts, ...

What did I miss?

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)

4. Answer: NO Fucking Fly Zones Over Syria!!!!

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:52 AM

Feb 2016

Hillaryous! Unless you consider the fact that shooting down Russian planes might just ... provoke WWIII... Theere is plenty more but I think that we are indeed on the ... right track...

jfern

(5,204 posts)

6. Yeah, that's probably the biggest one

Reply to CorporatistNation (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:53 AM

Feb 2016

Backdooring your encryption so that hackers can steal your credit card information is another fail position.

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

5. The Repeal of Glass Stegall, Welfare Reform, Iraq War, Libya, media consolidation.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:52 AM

Feb 2016

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. Seems to work for bank CEOs. nt

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:14 AM

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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

21. No wonder they are such good buddies.

Reply to valerief (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 03:16 PM

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frylock

(34,825 posts)

8. Ever seen Office Space?

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:28 AM

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Avalux

(35,015 posts)

9. I've worked in companies like that. People there for years, completely incompetent.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:30 AM

Feb 2016

Yet - they get promoted. It's actually pretty common in the corporate world. Go figure!

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

10. It's called Failing Upward

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 02:19 AM

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Empowerer

(3,900 posts)

11. Why did Sanders vote to confirm HRC as Sec of State if he thought her judgment was so bad?

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 02:26 AM

Feb 2016

Apparently either he thought she wasn't such a screw up, or he made a mistake, i.e., showed bad judgment ...

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

12. He was probably just trying to bring the party together. n/t

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:15 AM

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Empowerer

(3,900 posts)

14. He wasn't in the party then

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:35 AM

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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

16. Good point./nt

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:46 AM

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Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

26. No one here has ever said Bernie is perfect.

Reply to Empowerer (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 12:02 PM

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Broward

(1,976 posts)

13. She'd fit right in with the Republican Party.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:16 AM

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thesquanderer

(11,989 posts)

15. I suspect George W. Bush may hold the record. (n/t)

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:45 AM

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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

22. He was a major screwup but I think the Clintons would give him a run for his money. n/t

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #15)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:43 PM

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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

17. Evidently, a lot.n/t

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:53 AM

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hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

18. In the case of the Bushes, evidently unlimited.

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:59 AM

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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)

19. Winston Churchill screwed up quite a few times before his "finest hour,"

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:08 PM

Feb 2016

and Bernie holds him in high regard. I hope that answers your question.

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

20. Since Clinton is Mrs. Regime Change, I don't forsee a finest hour. n/t

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #19)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:34 PM

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AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

23. Michael Moore weighs in.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:47 PM

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Bucky

(54,020 posts)

24. Are you asking about Republicans or Democrats?

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:49 PM

Feb 2016

there's a different standard there

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

25. There should only be one standard for stupidity. n/t

Reply to Bucky (Reply #24)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 11:44 AM

Feb 2016

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