Rumor: DeVos may be ready to resign...

[MrScorpio]

Last edited Fri Nov 3, 2017, 04:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Basically, she's too ineffective and incompetent to do her damn job and her anti-public education agenda isn't doing her any favors with anyone.

Let's party if she actually goes.

[lagomorph777]

1. You just listed her qualifications; those would keep her employed under Pres. Turd

However, perhaps Mueller has his sights on her; that would suck for her.

[MineralMan]

2. So Mote It Be!

[Raster]

4. Let it be written. Let it be done.

[Skittles]

3. DEVOS CHAOS

who could have predicted that???

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Oh, please, please.................

please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please.................................




(OK, you know how I feel about that. Any source for such a marvelous possibility?)

[MrScorpio]

6. This is all I've seen so far:

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/education-officials-expect-ineffective-betsy-devos-to-step-down-as-her-agenda-collapses-report/#.WftxUNsYQrQ.twitter

[Docreed2003]

7. I pray that its so...perhaps the Magic School Bus tour is calling

[titaniumsalute]

8. At the end of the day WTF would she want to do this anyway?

[gratuitous]

11. I'll guess . . . MONEY?

She wanted to be Sec Ed because she and her family are in line to cash in bigly if federal education policy gets heavily tilted toward charter schools. Sure, it looks corrupt as all hell, but that's never been an obstacle for these greedy fuckheads in the past.

[PassingFair]

13. She has been "called" to spread her religious agenda.

Dangerous family, doing dangerous things.

[Midnight Writer]

43. Prestige. Just like rich people who volunteer for charity just for the photo ops.

[PassingFair]

58. Nope.

True. Believer.

[JustAnotherGen]

51. For several years

There was a Right Wing education summit in September that took place in Trump Tower. Erik Prince (her brother) and Trump both attended.

She wanted a return on her investment.

[Mrs. Overall]

9. She's a laughing stock wherever she goes.

She's got to be humiliated.

And probably doesn't want to get caught up in any possible scandal.

[Mr.Bill]

18. As far as I'm concerned,

any person working for Trump was caught up in a scandal the day they took the job.

It's not going to look good on anyone's resume.

[Mrs. Overall]

22. That is true.

[Scarsdale]

48. Amen to THAT!

If all the unqualified people in this administration quit, there would be nobody left, and that includes Orange Ass. There is not a single person I respect in the entire crew. Money grubbing elites, who THINK they know it all, yet know nothing. Rick Perry is as qualified for his position as well as she is. The gop OWNS this entire mess. They cheered him along, knowing he is as stupid as they come.

[maddiemom]

57. Rick Perry is, at least, amusing...intentionally or not.

[Ilsa]

52. I live in a Red state amongst gop-leaning voters.

Everyone in education hates her guts, and anyone who doesn't sees no reason to support the rich girl's "hobby."

[cyclonefence]

10. At least she didn't stick us taxpayers

with her airline travel costs.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[Mr.Bill]

23. I'm no tax expert, but I wonder

if she is writing off the cost of operating her airplane including the lease payments if it is leased? All she has to do to make a personal trip a government trip is visit a school anywhere she goes. There are schools everywhere.

[Scarsdale]

49. Of course!

They disparage poor people on food stamps after they lose their jobs, yet they know every trick in the book to rip off taxpayers. There must be a club they belong to that explains all the loopholes they can use, and they do use them.

[Phoenix61]

12. I'm sure as hell ready for her to resign

Grossly unqualified, pathetic excuse for sec of Ed.

[Madam45for2923]

14. This is a resignation I can get behind! Overdue. Should've never been hired.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Yes let's go for someone truly intellectual and available

Where's Rudy?

[Scarsdale]

50. Newticles is always available.

He has been working overtime kissing Orange Ass. Tom DeLay is trying to pry his way back in, also Santorum. No shortage of ego inflated gop hangers-on for tRump to nominate. He seems to have given jobs to all his family members, and we all know how qualified THEY are.

[Stonepounder]

16. The rats are heading for the exit before it is to late! n/t

[pnwmom]

17. Sheer incompetence never causes any of them to resign. She's connected to Trump/Russia.

She's connected to the Spectrum Health Server, which is connected to the Alfa Bank (of Steele dossier fame) and the Trump Tower server.

Hope your rumors are correct. This is getting better and better. . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/politics/fbi-investigation-continues-into-odd-computer-link-between-russian-bank-and-trump-organization/index.html

From May 4 until September 23, the Russian bank looked up the address to this Trump corporate server 2,820 times -- more lookups than the Trump server received from any other source.

As noted, Alfa Bank alone represents 80% of the lookups, according to these leaked internet records.

Far back in second place, with 714 such lookups, was a company called Spectrum Health.

Spectrum is a medical facility chain led by Dick DeVos, the husband of Betsy DeVos, who was appointed by Trump as U.S. education secretary.

Together, Alfa and Spectrum accounted for 99% of the lookups.

[Sanity Claws]

26. What is a lookup to a server?

I’m not in the tech world and have never heard that phrase before.

[FakeNoose]

32. There was something about her brother and Russia

I wasn't aware that she's in on it too. But you know, nothing surprises me any more.

[Ilsa]

53. Her brother met up with Russian contacts in the

Seychelle Islands last year during the campaign, I think I heard Rachel Maddow say.

Flynn and Kushner were joined by Bannon for a separate meeting with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who made an undisclosed visit to New York later in December, according to the U.S., European and Arab officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

and

Officials said Zayed and his brother, the UAE’s national security adviser, coordinated the Seychelles meeting with Russian government officials with the goal of establishing an unofficial back channel between Trump and Putin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/blackwater-founder-held-secret-seychelles-meeting-to-establish-trump-putin-back-channel/2017/04/03/95908a08-1648-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html

[olegramps]

19. Just hoping that we can sing: "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead"

[Jamaal510]

20. If she does,

that would be too funny. Ever since the 45 era began, we've been seeing a revolving door of people in key positions. There's no stability anywhere!

[volstork]

21. Ill raise a glass to that!!

Hell, I’ll open a case of champagne

[iluvtennis]

24. She's an example for"Pay to play". She wasn't qualified to be Sec of Educ, but she had the $$ to buy

her position. GAH

[Soxfan58]

25. I guess the cabinet post she bought

Was not as fun as she thought.

[not fooled]

36. Yeah

Buying that cabinet post turned her into one of the most hated people in America and exposed her to constant ridicule and derision. That Canada trip where she was universally reviled might have clued her in that the revulsion follows her wherever she goes.

Sorry, betsy, we're on to your bullsh*t and we let you know. Too bad if it's making you have a sad.

[GoCubsGo]

27. It's too much to hope for.

But, if it happens, I'll be partying right along with you.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. I'm sure she's unhappy, having a job and all that.

But then we will have her meddling in Michigan education full-time.

It's a trade-off.

[Turbineguy]

29. Aw..... jeez....

and TV evangelists looking for so many easy pickin's from the mass of ignoramuses she was going to produce ....

[Baconator]

30. What happens if a competent person comes in though...

... but with the same shit agenda?

[Ellipsis]

31. ...just the rumor makes my day. K&R

[Bengus81]

33. Put a DUNCE hat on her and send her packing!!! Make it SO!!........

[Honeycombe8]

34. Ineffectiveness never stopped a Repub from giving up power. I wonder why?

Bailing from a sinking ship?

[Hekate]

35. Quit? Already? Maybe she's not accustomed to the riffraff questioning her every word.

Be that as it may -- good riddance!

[Aristus]

37. Cruella De Vos?

I sure fucking hope so.

Woman is to public education what Osama Bin Laden was to skyscrapers...

[H2O Man]

38. Recommended.

I would venture the possibility that it might be related to her family's ties with Trump, including her brother's winter meeting on the island off the African coast.

[central scrutinizer]

39. Only achievement:

Made Arne Duncan look good

[JDC]

40. Maybe she accomplished what she wanted to do

She has done plenty of damage and maybe she is worried that her shady dealings may be exposed if she remains in office with the Alba45tross around her neck. We may see more jump ship just to stay clear. It’s not like anyone is there to actually serve the nation.

[raven mad]

41. I'll bring the champagne!

And some fireworks!

[RainCaster]

42. BFD- when is 45 going to resign?

Suicide would be a better option, but he would screw that up like everything else.

[joet67]

44. God, I hope so.

[JohnnyRingo]

45. Hope she can pick up another gig.

I know how depressing it is to file for unemployment benefits. Maybe she can keep her health care with COBRA.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

46. Well, then maybe better to keep her.

Do we want Trump people who can do their destructive jobs, like Pruitt, etc.?

[NBachers]

47. Gitaddaheah!

[dlk]

54. DeVos, Along With No Experience, May Not Be Used to Actually Working

[mountain grammy]

55. Good riddance

but she'll be replace by someone as bad, and they seem to be oozing out of the woodwork.

[jmowreader]

56. Im not holding my breath

Fundamentalists see any disaster that befalls them as God testing their faith.

Hurricane? God is testing me.

Fire that kills their whole family? God is showing his love by protecting me from that calamity.

Get appointed to Trump’s Cabinet? God will give me my reward in Heaven.

DeVos’ work is not yet done - the entire education system is not right wing Christian madrassas yet, so she still has a purpose. The only way I see her resigning is if she does so in lieu of prosecution.

[tandem5]

59. She's perfectly qualified to do the job she was put there to do: Destroy.