Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets - Kill The Messenger

Snowball said:
At least it can't be argued anymore that any of Trump's statistics here forward are in any way truthful.
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Of course it can.

Politicians and bureaucrats (and everyone else, for that matter) have no problem being "truthful" (or "factual") when it suits their purposes, or when the "truth" (or "facts") dovetail with their desires or worldview.

(Also note that "truthful" and "factual" do not mean the same thing. For example, good fiction can be truthful without being factual, while bad journalism can be factual without being truthful.)
 
As for the senatorial "Advice and Consent" thing, recall that it was established before the 17th amendment was enacted. The Senate was originally intended as a means of representing the interests of the several (and "sovereign") states as states - not as a body representing the will or interests of "the people" (which is what the House of Representatives was supposed to be for).

IMO, when the Senate lost it's character as a "check" or "balance" for the use of the states against the feds, the whole point of "Advice and Consent" was effectively neutered. Indeed, the whole point of the Senate itself was effectively neutered. (Such neutering was the purpose of the 17th amendment, after all - blandishments to the effect of "muh will of the peepul!" to the contrary notwithstanding - given the much larger constituencies of senators relative to house reps, the Senate is even less "representative" of the "the people" than the House is.)

But to whatever extent (if any) that senatorial "Advice and Consent" ought still to apply to new executive-branch appointments, I can see no reason at all why it should also apply to executive-branch expulsions - especially when the "expulsee" is a holdover from a previous administration. At the very least, the Chief Executive should be permitted (or even expected) to fire any such executive-branch holdovers - at will, and for any reason.

What possible purpose is served by forcing a present administration to retain executive bureau appointees from previous administrations? Whose interests are served by such a scheme? It certainly isn't "the people" (or "the several states", even if that was still a going concern any more - which it isn't)? So who, then?
 
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Occam's Banana said:
As for the senatorial "Advice and Consent" thing, recall that it was established before the 17th amendment was enacted. The Senate was originally intended as a means of representing the interests of the several (and "sovereign") states as states - not as a body representing the will or interests of "the people" (which is what the House of Representatives was supposed to be for).

IMO, when the Senate lost it's character as a "check" or "balance" for the use of the states against the feds, the whole point of "Advice and Consent" was effectively neutered. Indeed, the whole point of the Senate itself was effectively neutered. (Such neutering was the purpose of the 17th amendment, after all - blandishments to the effect of "muh will of the peepul!" to the contrary notwithstanding - given the much larger constituencies of senators relative to house reps, the Senate is even less "representative" of the "the people" than the House is.)

But to whatever extent (if any) that senatorial "Advice and Consent" ought still to apply to new executive-branch appointments, I can see no reason at all why it should also apply to executive-branch expulsions - especially when the "expulsee" is a holdover from a previous administration. At the very least, the Chief Executive should be permitted (or even expected) to fire any such executive-branch holdovers - at will, and for any reason.

What possible purpose is served by forcing a present administration to retain executive bureau appointees from previous administrations? Whose interests are served by such a scheme? It certainly isn't "the people" (or "the several states", even if that was still a going concern any more - which it isn't)? So who, then?
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It serves only the deepstate, which tells you something about anyone who would suggest it.
 
Matt4Liberty said:
She along with the rest of the BLS should have been fired, (or better yet never hired) a long time ago. The agency serves zero purpose other than acting as a bottomless money pit.

That being said, the timing is clearly political because they released numbers Trump didn't like.
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She's a partisan hack who created 1 million extra jobs out of thin air to try to get Biden/Harris reelected.
Now she's playing the same game in the opposite direction to make Trump look bad.
 
Swordsmyth said:
All the many things I've posted here.
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Most of which have embarrassed you.

It's okay. You aren't the first man who gets a sexual thrill from being embarrassed and humiliated, and you won't be the last.

Partisan politics is just another form of masochism. "Dominate me, Dom Daddy Don!!"
 
acptulsa said:
Most of which have embarrassed you.

It's okay. You aren't the first man who gets a sexual thrill from being embarrassed and humiliated, and you won't be the last.

Partisan politics is just another form of masochism. "Dominate me, Dom Daddy Don!!"
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LOL

Dream on.
 
So what can be expected out of BLS after Trump gets his new nominee in place? If you liked "New Math" you're gonna love "Trump math"

Trump Says He Will Get Drug Prices Down By 500% To 1500%
“This is something that nobody else can do. We’re gonna get the drug prices down. Not 30 or 40% which would be great, not 50 or 60, no. We’re gonna get ‘em down 1,000%, 600%, 500%, 1,500%.”
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"Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable" ... because, mathematically, they're not!!!

 
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Goldman Sachs notes that the recent 2 month job revisions were the largest outside recessionary times since … 1968.Goldman expects more large revisions next month
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Yeah, I expect large revisions in September also ... just not in the direction that Goldman Sachs is suggesting. Cue the Trump Lego Movie Theme (Everything Is Awesome)

 
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