Why are we discussing Cruz?

A lot of red tape is optional not optional.

“On Tuesdays, the director traditionally buys tacos for everybody.”

You can’t just fire a federal employee and replace him with someone else without a well-established track record of poor performance.

Yes.

Congress passes appropriation bills. The budget isn’t formulated by the executive (except the annual President’s Budget which is routinely rejected outright by Congress - regardless of party affiliation.)

No business or businessman wants to operate in a free market.

That’s what we call the “slow roll.”

No, but a RIF requires Congressional action. Without a agency acquiring RIF authority, it doesn’t happen.

You bring up some interesting questions.

He’s surrounding himself with unqualified imbeciles, so no.

May I suggest the Universal Life Church?

Republicans are certainly divided on this issue.

I don’t know why I bother, but here we go.

If we’re meant to know that the Kremlin is undermining our electoral process, then certainly we’re meant to know the facts that support this allegation, no?

No puppet. No puppet. You’re the puppet!

You believe that a member of the Trump transition team is a reliable source of factual information on this topic?

I’m sure the evidence is classified and that you don’t have clearance or need to know.

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