Political Battle

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by Salty Again

... First off, Tiny - I don't considour the NY Times
as being "insiders"... And secondly, I heard Elon's FATHER
explain the situation. ... So, I'll surely believe Errol's
version over The Times.

Hi Salty, the New York Times would have based its story on info it got from Trump administration insiders. Errol Musk and Elon Musk are estranged, so Errol wouldn't have much more knowledge of the circumstances than you or me. The reasons for the estrangement are Errol's fault based on press reports. You may want to Google that as discussing it here could violate forum rules.

Originally Posted by Salty Again

Maybe he was blue because of what happened with the
budget bill - or maybe something else.

... I've never spoken to Elon Musk - but his-own father
surely believes that he over-reacted with his Trump comments.

... As I mentioned, let's see what happens this week.

#### Salty

That makes a lot of sense.

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

But in my opinion this is nothing more than an illustration of the corruption and incompetence inherent in a system that precludes competency in favor of political loyalty and cronyism.

Would Elon Musk really be so angry if he didn’t feel like he was getting cheated out of the benefits he expected from his own campaign contributions?

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

You sure give those rascals a lot of credit for knowing/doing right from wrong, Tiny.

AOC replied with three words when asked to comment on this towel snapping contest: “Girls are fighting.”

Don’t overthink this. It’s a bitch slap fight featuring two of the least serious bitches on the planet.

TxDot and Yssup, In this case you may be focused on the forest and missed the tree. I don't think Musk's commercial interests were the primary reason he blew up. Fareed Zakaria this morning on CNN put Musk in the same category with Jamie Dimon, Ken Griffith and Larry Fink, as executives willing to criticize Trump. This article expands on that further,

https://www.ft.com/content/c779b3b6-...d-d724682918be

I think you can read 10 FT articles a month for free but if not, and if you're interested, you can PM me and I'll try to send you a gift link.

But yes, I do agree that Musk was expecting to have a say and when he figured out he wouldn't, he melted down.

[Salty Again]

... And THAT makes a lot of sense also. ...

#### Salty

[Salty Again]

... Surely would seem the barney is over.

Perhaps Elon Musk's own father and I surely brought a good end
to the conflict. ...

... And no need to thank me, mates - virtue is its-own reward ...

#### Salty

[Yssup Rider]

Best Cockney rhyming slang north of the WV, mate!

Thanks for keeping ECCIE entertained again.

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Best Cockney rhyming slang north of the WV, mate!

Thanks for keeping ECCIE entertained again.

... Hmmmm... Thread hijack?? ... Or just a complement?

... And yet - glad to see Musk back on the right roads....

#### Salty

[Precious_b]

Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

I'm surprised it took this long for those two to get on each others case.

True Dat

Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

Egos collide. Both "billionaires"; unfortunately the dumber one has more power and doesn't know it.

Goes to show you smart people fuck up.

Originally Posted by Salty Again

... No, Musk is correct in wanting to see LESS spending.
As he and DOGE surely found a lot of savings by cutting waste. ...

Wanna talk about blarney!
If doggy was so concerned about cutting waste, wouldn't it go looking at the top money grabbers at the Hill first and start there? That is the most reasonably logical thing to do.

ESPECIALLY go look at a Department that has FAILED at least 5 or 6 of its last audits.

But did they do that? No.

Doggy is BS. If they truly wanted to save the US Tax Payer $$$, they would have started at the Defence Department.

Originally Posted by 1blackman1

But Salty has inside information. Surely he’s correct. He spoke with Musk I’m sure.

Originally Posted by Salty Again

... Hmmmm... Thread hijack?? ... Or just a complement?

... And yet - glad to see Musk back on the right roads....

#### Salty

Why so harsh on a guy giving an opinion?

[Salty Again]

... Now YOU are tryin' to take the thread off-topic.

The thread concerns the "battle" between Trump and Musk.
And it's over now. ... So, ...

... The thread is NOT about DOGE - or departments failing audits
- or money grabbers at the Hill.

#### Salty

[Salty Again]

double post