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Release the Hound

Brian Watt
@BrianWatt
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Oh, make it so. There may not be enough popcorn in America to pop, then sit back and enjoy watching the whittling away of government regulations and the dismantling and death of whole federal agencies. Finally, a Republican presidential candidate determined to cut down the size of the federal government – something that Reagan failed to do, something that the Bushes had no desire to do. This would be considered absolute heresy and would never even be whispered by a Democrat as something to even consider since Democrats continue to get elected by promising more spending and free stuff for citizens and non-citizens alike.

Perhaps Trump has been watching President Milei dismantling the wasteful bureaucracy in Argentina. Perhaps he feels that the entrenched bureaucrats who had it out for him during his presidency need to learn a lesson.

The genius stroke, of course, is placing successful entrepreneurs like Musk as the ones to spearhead the effort — not career bureaucrats or politicians. Elon appears to be chomping at the bit. Let him loose.

Anticipate that in the next few days, the Harris-Walz campaign, the legacy media, and other left-leaning voices will howl and shriek at the thought that this could actually happen. Would you be surprised if the FTC or the DOJ suddenly came up with something to attack Musk or one of his companies soon, based on this news?

(screengrab from Instapundit)

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Discussion (51)

  • The Reticulator@TheReticulator

    I would like him to do it, but it's not only waste and needless regulation that need to go. It's even more important that offices that have abused their power get trimmed and perhaps reassigned. Donald Trump, of all people, should understand and have a long enough attention span to remember.

    Any agencies that had a hand in censoring "misinformation" on social media need to go, for example. .

  • Brian Watt@BrianWatt
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    The Reticulator (View Comment):

    I would like him to do it, but it’s not only waste and needless regulation that need to go. It’s even more important that offices that have abused their power get trimmed and perhaps reassigned. Donald Trump, of all people, should understand and have a long enough attention span to remember.

    Any agencies that had a hand in censoring “misinformation” on social media need to go, for example. .

    I admit that I may have gotten a tad giddy at the prospect of Musk and other like minded entrepreneurs hacking away at the federal bureaucracy to say that entire agencies might be eliminated. Still, given that Elon is not shy about speaking his mind, like Trump, I wouldn't be at all surprised if at some point during this effort - if Trump is fortunate enough to be elected - he briefs Trump and advocates for killing an entire agency or two...or three...or...

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