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The Patient Ox (aka Hénock Gugsa)
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Friday, February 2, 2018
Oil Lawyer for C E A - by Hénock Gugsa
- by Hénock Gugsa -
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Someone on Facebook posted a link on the latest news of a new Justice Department appointee titled: "Trump Names BP Oil Spill Lawyer, and Climate Policy Foe as Top DOJ Environment Attorney".*
The general reaction was mostly negative and indignant. But one lone proponent had this to say:
"Ok so .....he picks an attorney who has litigated VERY well and knows all the tricks of the trade to avoid environmental regulation and the inner workings. A lawyer who did his best job for his clients and did it WELL. Sounds like a pretty decent choice in that respect....there are always more to it....but get your blood pressure boiling...our system is MEANT to allow for those who have NOT served in government to be appointed to offices to avoid group think. Bottom line the average joe left leaning American likely is not out to make America a communist Soviet, and the right are not Nazi fascists. I challenge you to stop looking at all we have that divides us ideologically and start looking at what we share. Both sides will agree that despite our differences in ideological ways to get there truly our republic is better served in how we find common cause. Both parties came together and have throughout history. So I choose to have faith in the system and voice my resolution at the ballot box. Otherwise I'll be hanging with my five year old."
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* The appointee's name is Jeffrey Bossert Clark ... and the link is:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062017/trump-names-bp-oil-spill-lawyer-climate-policy-foe-top-doj-environment-attorney
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The general reaction was mostly negative and indignant. But one lone proponent had this to say:
"Ok so .....he picks an attorney who has litigated VERY well and knows all the tricks of the trade to avoid environmental regulation and the inner workings. A lawyer who did his best job for his clients and did it WELL. Sounds like a pretty decent choice in that respect....there are always more to it....but get your blood pressure boiling...our system is MEANT to allow for those who have NOT served in government to be appointed to offices to avoid group think. Bottom line the average joe left leaning American likely is not out to make America a communist Soviet, and the right are not Nazi fascists. I challenge you to stop looking at all we have that divides us ideologically and start looking at what we share. Both sides will agree that despite our differences in ideological ways to get there truly our republic is better served in how we find common cause. Both parties came together and have throughout history. So I choose to have faith in the system and voice my resolution at the ballot box. Otherwise I'll be hanging with my five year old."
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* The appointee's name is Jeffrey Bossert Clark ... and the link is:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062017/trump-names-bp-oil-spill-lawyer-climate-policy-foe-top-doj-environment-attorney
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My Response:
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Obviously, in the new cabinet, there is a NEW "group-think" ... and it is well-oiled (no pun) and there is no timidity, no conscience, and not even an ounce of self-consciousness. The members and their leader can straddle issues, and support both sides against the middle no matter what or who they are. Naturally, these days, so-called "devil's advocates" thrive and muddy the waters without rein!
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