Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 20 2019 06:37pm)
Sure, Pence would be stable and reliable. But let's not forget how severely conservative this guy is, let's not forget that he was the boogeyman to liberals before Trump even announced his bid.
With some hyperbole, one could say that "Pence was considered 'literally hitler' by liberals before Trump". Under a President Pence, the Washington gridlock and hyperpartisanship wouldnt change one iota.
He is boring as fuck and would basically be a Gerald Ford president. He wouldn't do anything extreme because the Democrats have to approve any law getting passed through congress.
Conservatism isn't bad either. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is very bad. I bet a President Pence would have a staffed state department.
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Leadership and staffing shortages at the State Department have been well-documented through the Trump administration. Government Executive reported that in the first eight months of the administration, the civil workforce decreased about 6.3% and foreign affairs specialists decreased about 11.9%. There was also a hiring freeze for the department from February 2017 to May 2018.
When Pompeo took office, the report noted, “His top priority was ending the hiring freeze and restarting a concerted recruitment effort because vacancies in key positions and a general staffing shortfall would otherwise have led to what one senior official described as a ‘cataclysmic failure.’” In addition to the reforms, Pompeo wanted to pursue cybersecurity, data analytics and merge existing bureaus to create a Global Public Affairs Bureau. However, agency officials did not formally communicate this to Congress.
GAO’s report studied State reorganization efforts as of April 2019. One of the 17 reforms was completed: a plan to improve efficiency of internal policy and decision-making processes. Thirteen were ongoing and for 12 of these, for the first two years of implementation, the bureaus and offices in charge reported to one or more officials serving on an acting basis. Two reforms were stalled that dealt with U.S. deployment and coordination of resources and staffing abroad. Lastly, one was terminated: a plan to combine the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and the Bureau of Administration into a unified real property organization.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/08/state-department-reforms-have-been-hindered-changes-staff-and-priorities-watchdog-finds/158905/Leadership shortage is one way to put it.
I don't love a President Pence, but he wouldn't be as bad as a Reagan or Bush IMO.
This post was edited by Skinned on Nov 20 2019 05:45pm