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brooklynite

(94,740 posts) Fri Jan 20, 2017, 06:25 PM Jan 2017

BREAKING: Senate has approved appointment of Gen. James Mattis as SecDef

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BREAKING: Senate has approved appointment of Gen. James Mattis as SecDef (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2017 OP

yup Afromania Jan 2017 #1

That must be what the guy in uniform just whispered in the shitgibbons ear. nt pkdu Jan 2017 #2

Excuse my ignorance SHRED Jan 2017 #3

Afromania

(2,771 posts)

1. yup

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 06:27 PM

Jan 2017

As insane as the people are I expect them to all end up getting the nod. I wonder what the over/under will be on how many of them are run out of Washington on a rail by the end of the year.

pkdu

(3,977 posts)

2. That must be what the guy in uniform just whispered in the shitgibbons ear. nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 06:37 PM

Jan 2017

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

3. Excuse my ignorance

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 06:39 PM

Jan 2017

Only 70 vote?

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