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laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:08 AM Apr 2018

Washington Post editorial board calls for Pruitt's firing in scathing editorial

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Source: The HILL



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The Washington Post's editorial board on Friday called for EPA administrator Scott Pruitt to be fired.

In an editorial titled "Scott Pruitt is unfit to serve," the Post details the numerous ethical controversies swirling around Pruitt, referring to the situation as a "category 5 storm."

"In any normal administration, Mr. Pruitt would be gone," the editorial board writes. "Instead, even as revelations about Mr. Pruitt piled up this week, Mr. Trump was reportedly still entertaining the idea of installing Mr. Pruitt as attorney general, a position for which his primary qualification may be willingness to squelch the Russia investigation."

"An ideologue who has arrogantly abused his position, Mr. Pruitt does not deserve a promotion," the board adds. "He deserves to be fired."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/382132-washington-post-editorial-board-calls-for-pruitts-firing-in-scathing-editorial?amp&__twitter_impression=true
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Washington Post editorial board calls for Pruitt's firing in scathing editorial (Original Post) laserhaas Apr 2018 OP
He's even unfit to serve a president who's unfit to serve. n/t Mister Ed Apr 2018 #1
This POS just doesn't need to be fired, joshdawg Apr 2018 #2
GW Bush Fired True Blue American Apr 2018 #3
WOW laserhaas Apr 2018 #4
Better yet... Mike Nelson Apr 2018 #5
Let's keep it simple. tRump and the entire cabinet should be fired. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #6
A great sunday morning!!! erlewyne Apr 2018 #7
Poetic justice? Quemado Apr 2018 #8
Locking Maeve Apr 2018 #9

Mister Ed

(6,927 posts)
1. He's even unfit to serve a president who's unfit to serve. n/t
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:13 AM
Apr 2018

joshdawg

(2,965 posts)
2. This POS just doesn't need to be fired,
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:14 AM
Apr 2018

his greedy ass, along with the rest of him, needs to be behind bars.

True Blue American

(18,579 posts)
3. GW Bush Fired
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:39 AM
Apr 2018

John Sununu for using a helicopter to play golf!

Thrump spends $3 Million every week to play golf.

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
4. WOW
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:56 AM
Apr 2018

Mike Nelson

(10,943 posts)
5. Better yet...
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:57 AM
Apr 2018

...investigate the person and process which led to this person being named EPA administrator!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,782 posts)
6. Let's keep it simple. tRump and the entire cabinet should be fired.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:23 AM
Apr 2018

Motto: Incompetence, Graft and Hubris-R-Us.

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erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
7. A great sunday morning!!!
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:25 AM
Apr 2018

The Washington Post is part of it this morning.

I am proud of my Amazon ... just love Prime!!!

Quemado

(1,262 posts)
8. Poetic justice?
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:27 AM
Apr 2018

WaPo editorial describes the situation as a "category 5 storm".

Category 4 and 5 storms are more frequent in the past few decades due to climate change.

Climate change is primarily caused by human activity, mainly by the burning of fossil fuels.

Scott Pruitt has a history of being overly friendly and beneficial to the fossil fuel industry.

So, it's poetic justice that Scott Pruitt is being hit by a category 5 storm.

Maeve

(43,456 posts)
9. Locking
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 08:43 AM
Apr 2018

A Sunday story on a Friday editorial is not deemed "important news" and "no opinion pieces" as per LBN rules. Please feel free to repost in GD

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