Subj : Re: Yoy Can't Make This U
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Wed Sep 04 2024 10:39:00

>  MP> There is nothing immoral about it.  Nothing says you have to remain
>  MP> loyal to your party if you think they are going off the rails.
>  MP> Remaining "loyal" to them, no matter what they do, is not very bright.

> I don't expect GWB to remain loyal to the party, but I wish he would be loyal
> to Trump, despite Trump possibly having called him names. Same thing with Jeb
> Bush. If they want what's best for the country, they need to get behind the
> "loudmouth jerk" so that he can do what's right for all of us.

If you don't really have a good relationship to begin with, there is no
reason whatsoever to remain "loyal" to someone that can't keep their mouths
shut and goes off on you publicly.  To turn this around, does Trump remain
loyal to those who question, or badmouth, him?  He sure does not... they
get tagged immediately as RINO!

>  MP> Trump isn't W's boss.  In this particular case, Trump was likely
>  MP> commenting on things he didn't even need to.  If anything, I'd say Trump
>  MP> needs to learn to keep his mouth shut sometimes and not say the "quiet
>  MP> parts" out loud.

> I disagree with that first part. The way I see it is Trump *was* everyone's
> boss while he was president.

Nope, nope, nope-a-ty-nope.  He was our *President*.  He was only the boss of
those working directly for his administration or those working in the
federal government.  The rest of us are free citizens who are alowed to
speak our minds.

It is called Freedom of Speech, and is one of the differences between
having a President and a Dictator.

Now, should we respect the office as citzens?  Yes.  Do we have to go along
with everything a President says?  No.  Do we have to sit quietly if he
insults us personally?  No, we can verbally defend ourselves.

Most of us have spent the good part of the past 3+ years speaking out
publicly here against things said and done by the current President.  Does
that make us "bad employees"?  Should we just shut our yaps and tough it
out until the term is over?

> But I agree totally with that last part: he shouldn't say the quiet
> parts outloud.

If he could get that through his head, we'd probably not be having this
conversation.


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