Rex can now go back to Exxon-Mobil, and re-work the Rosneft deal in the open.

His State Dept. role and efforts, have been as highly effective as Trump in keeping sanctions from implementation. His silence and low profile are very well planned and executed, in order to keep his Russian Friendship Medal polished. He has been in their pocket from the start too.

He is either a categorical a failure, or another Kremlin Stooge.

Not a comment on Rex's departure but you folks should spend some time working at a place like Facebook or Microsoft. Your head would spin at how quickly executives are moved around and/or out on a yearly basis.

What a shit show.

Now the Under Secretary of State Steve Goldstein is being fired for contradicting the account of Rex Tillerson’s dismissal according to a White House official.

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One wonders if it would have made more sense to fire all these staff tomorrow, after the special election in PA's 18th district.

Criterion.

Yes, I'm a pedant this morning.

Dick.

Fix that shit. :)

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I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.

a) boo, tech firms aren't as stable as the government of the united states of america!

or

b) yay, the government of the united states of america is more stable than tech firms!

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I think all those folks in western Pennsylvania couldn't care less about what's happening with Rexxon and the State Department, and probably couldn't name the current Secretary of State if you held a gun to their heads.

It's obvious Donny Two Scoops wants his staff people to understand he's the boss and if they can't get with his (personally demented) view on that particular subject they're going to be let go in as publicly bloody a way as possible. For the encouragement of the others, so to speak. ;-)

To me, he's a typical Theory X manager (Two Scoops, not Rexxon... who also seemed to be guarding State prerogatives and its so-called "independence" on a few occasions).

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

On a related note, Trump's personal assistant was just fired and escorted from WH grounds reportedly for background check problems and investigation for possible financial shenanigans...and then promptly reassigned to the Trump reelection campaign.

You can't make this shit up.

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Hahahaha!

No idea what that guy wants. I don't think even he knows what he wants, because that also seems to change by the day or by the hour.

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

That's called the 'Wasserman-Schulz' exit

Yep. Noted in post 13.

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I think its more of a realization that fundamentals are fundamentals and high turnover doesn't necessarily mean poor leadership or a sign that things are going pear-shaped. Typically its just finding someone to get just that extra 1%. Again, not commenting on this particular case.

Didn't see the part about him being toxic for continued employment in the White House but apparently perfect for the Trump campaign.

Draining the swamp directly into his swamp boat, it seems.

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The White House is Running Flawlessly!

So much energy!

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2:00 PM Eastern the man himself, former Sec State will speak.

This is going to go one of two ways...

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On a related note, Trump's personal assistant was just fired and escorted from WH grounds reportedly for background check problems and investigation for possible financial shenanigans...and then promptly reassigned to the Trump reelection campaign.

"We only want our very best. Not hacks. We want the experts and our finest people. Not the B-Level, C-Level people, we want A-Level only" - Trump on who he's going to hire to work with him in the White House

How's he doing on this? :-)

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https://twitter.com/...s/973607371258785792


How you like that Steve?

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"So much winning"

Are you tired of all the winning yet? :-)

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Talking now. He's going to work until 31st March to help in the handover.

Taking the high road....


ETA: He did say he got a phone call from the president a little after noon (which was after the Tweet). He didn't thank the president in his closing remarks.

Taking the high road and not a single mention of Trump.

I think that's how diplomats say "Fuck You."

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I'm confused, I thought crazy lefties thought Tillerson is also a Russian stooge? Maybe, as one of the chief nutcases on ST you can provide a list of exactly who is, and who isn't a Russian stooge.

Not a comment on Rex's departure but you folks should spend some time working at a place like Facebook or Microsoft. Your head would spin at how quickly executives are moved around and/or out on a yearly basis.

It's probably more relevant to compare the Whitehouse from past administrations than to compare it with the private sector and when you do that, it is a shit show.

But, But... HILLARY!!!!