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Thanks for clarifying

Not sure why this makes a difference. Particularly given that the existence of his ethics investigation and legal issues were well documented and no doubt Trump personally was aware of them. So, was it a mistake?

Elon Musk clearly isn't a significant figure in Trump's orbit and only crazy liberals think he's the power behind the throne. Also, Trump's most signature accomplishment will be the thing headed up and branded by... Elon Musk. Some interesting logic going on here 🤔

I really like this deal, and within the context of Bregman, if they are as interested as reported, I don't know that it changes the state of play much with Keith sliding over to 1B. I'd be pretty concerned with life if I were Spencer Torkelson tho...

Agreed completely... I remember far too many of my classmates blowing them off when I was in undergrad

The companies I have worked for have generally had a technical track and a PM track, so it's not like you cannot advance at all. But the PM track tends to be the client facing one, and the client facing leadership positions tend to be the ones that can maximize earnings potential. All of this is to say that, at least in the civil consulting world, you want to be one of the employees that your firm feels comfortable putting in front of a client. And for better or worse, there are plenty of engineers who aren't equipped for that

Honestly a good question for Tigeraholic: did Trump do something wrong when he picked Gaetz to be his AG?

I've see plenty of Trumpers who can never admit he's done anything wrong. But I'm sure that's different because reasons

In general, it's funny to hear some folks complain about how others can't see it their way when, no matter how much one explains their position or how much detail is provided to back up an opinion that differs, the same folks just ignore it. Or when they are pressed as to possible issues with their own stances, they also frequently just ignore it. Doesn't matter how much you try and argue in good faith, it happens continually from the same folks... They are what they accuse others of being.

Agreed

I think where there's a point to what ROMAD is saying is that there's a value in being an engineer that knows how to talk to people professionally, and not every engineer does well or excels in this regard. It's particularly an important skill on the consulting side where I have spent my career... And that a broader liberal arts experience might help improve that. Michigan Tech had similar requirements when I was there to the above and feel they served me well, and certainly with a finite amount of credits at play, it's not clear where you are cutting to make room for more of that curriculum.

It's worth noting that for all of Vivek's big feelings and opinions about the engineering field, he's a Harvard and Yale educated lawyer. No engineering degrees or PE Licenses to be found. But he's in Trump's orbit, so that makes him a 'big thinker' or some ****

And I think you can call him out for his crap, as I and others have done in this thread, while thinking that 37/40 is better than 0/40.

A couple of things: 1) It's possible to watch reruns of Friends, watch Saturday morning cartoons, hang out at the mall (kids still do that?), etc. and achieve a successful career in the engineering field. I should know because I did that. Vivek is wildly out of touch with normal Americans and their experience 2) Whatever contempt Trump voters think that Vivek, Elon and others from that crowd think they have for liberals, they all have the same contempt for Trump's own voters. Vivek's screed is a slip of the mask on this reality

If someone is anti-death penalty, are you suggesting that they would/should have been happier with Biden in a hypothetical scenario where he had he taken no action at all versus 37/40 being commuted? People can be unhappy with Biden's weakness and wishy-washyness on this (as I am) while still seeing progress in 37/40 being commuted, particularly given the historical stance of the federal government as it comes to capital punishment.

I don't know that The Hill has too much of a lean in either direction (they lean a bit conservative as far as I can tell, but not overly so)... But they aren't a quality news organization at all regardless of their lean. And their op-ed page has at times posted some wacky op-eds that are both provocative while being irrelevant to reality at the same time This is one of them and, more likely than not, they are doing it to drive clicks and get attention. They know what they are doing

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that an op-ed writer for The Hill doesn't speak for the entire Democratic Party or even everyone that didn't vote for Donald Trump. Holic knows this, but hey, Twitter and meme culture is one hell of a drug

You said nobody had answered that question. Multiple people have, in fact, answered that question. Speaking of straight answers, do you think that our justice system has never once killed someone who ultimately didn't commit the crime?

Yeah, if a person is opposed to the death penalty, it's possible to be disappointed with the action taken (and that it comes across as a half measure) while still feeling that commuting 37/40 is still a positive step. He should have went 40/40 on principle, though... the folks who believe the state has never once killed an innocent person before (or don't care) were never gonna be pleased regardless.

This is a rhetorical question by the way... I think deep down, we all know the answer

The reporting I've seen suggests that they are in the thick of the Bregman sweepstakes. I don't think that's the case if your above statement is true

A trial before human beings... who are both imperfect and not free of sin. Do you think that our justice system has never once killed someone who ultimately didn't commit the crime?

The world's richest man is currently out there at Trump's side, showing up at public appearances, being involved with official events overseas (such as the one last month in France) and making statements that directly impacted budget negotiations and the debt ceiling debate I'm not sure how one can look at the state of play and not see how, at the very least in terms of optics, all of this makes Trump look like a vassal for the world's richest man. I think someone would have to have their head buried in the sand in order not see it even

Amazing how the "America First" guy is now projecting an image of imperial conquest.