Republican Party - General Discussion

ANUSIĆ IN A BUdNICA: What Savka and Tripalo were pulling off back in the '90s is exactly what Škoro and the Bridge are doing today

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Anušić’s comparison is completely out of touch.

If you don't want it, someone else will—the Republican way:

The Republican Party representative for El Paso, Nikola Mažar, claimed on Thursday that the party is actually stronger and larger in the city than ever before, claiming they just picked up over 100 new members in the last few days.

They’re just looking for new ways to get in on the government perks.

Nah, it’s more that people actually saw the hard work paying off. I mean, honestly, the kind of wins the Republican Party has pulled off in El Paso and the surrounding county—it's pretty much unmatched anywhere else in the country.
Look at someone like Mažar, for example. He spent years basically running errands for the Republican Party starting all the way back in high school, and now? He’s climbed his way up to being a State Undersecretary, complete with an official Audi provided by the government.👍

Oh, how wonderful... just wonderful...

Yeah

So, the whole backstory here is that the American forestry service started seeing unexpectedly huge profits back during the Democratic Party era (I mean, who would've thought you could actually make a state-owned company run efficiently, right? But hey, apparently you can!).
But then the administration changes, and suddenly contracts get canceled and bonuses go out the window; those old contracts were all based on "performance," the results were fantastic, but now there's this totally irrational drama over paying them out—

The big drama was also about how they supposedly "laid off hundreds of workers."

Maybe we just miss having political cronyism, or maybe we just don't need or want rational management in state companies anymore? I guess. 🤔

Then the Republican Party takes over.
And that’s where the story really starts, around 2016/17.

FORESTRY SHAKEOUT! Out of 16 regional directors, 13 have been replaced, leaving only three Republican loyalists behind.

If you look at the structure of who got fired versus who got hired, it says everything. It’s pretty obvious that before this, there was a crew in place that wasn't just chosen based on party lines.

So, we get to see the Republican "management" style in action by 2018.

STATE COMPANY WITH THE BEST COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT. Profits are shrinking, yet they’ve hired 794 new people, and now everyone is getting significantly better benefits.

"...a new collective agreement with the American forestry union allows workers significantly greater material rights over the next four years, which will cost this state company an extra 60 million dollars annually.

At the same time, since 2015, revenues and profits for the American forestry service have been steadily declining, while expenses and headcount continue to rise. For instance, back in 2015, the service recorded a profit after taxes of 186 million, but by 2017, that number had dropped by 73 million. In that same period, expenses jumped by 82 million, and the number of employees grew by a whopping 794 people between 2016 and today. As it stands, the service employs 7,873 workers, compared to just 7,079 in 2016."

So, yeah... shrinking profits combined with more "hiring" (if you can even call it that) under the Republican banner.

Then comes the next chapter—newly appointed Republican Krunoslav Jakupčić takes over from Bandić in 2019.

And now we’re seeing the beginning of the end—

Confirmed via Telegram: The head of the American forestry service has been arrested
He's facing charges of abuse of power and authority.

I honestly don't know who to thank first—the Republican Party, Most, or Bandić? I guess it doesn't matter. 😁

-Stipe

briskjackal5 said:Yeah

So, the whole backstory here is that the American forestry service started seeing unexpectedly huge profits back during the Democratic Party era (I mean, who would've thought you could actually make a state-owned company run efficiently, right? But hey, apparently you can!).
But then the administration changes, and suddenly contracts get canceled and bonuses go out the window; those old contracts were all based on "performance," the results were fantastic, but now there's this totally irrational drama over paying them out—

The big drama was also about how they supposedly "laid off hundreds of workers."

Maybe we just miss having political cronyism, or maybe we just don't need or want rational management in state companies anymore? I guess. 🤔

Then the Republican Party takes over.
And that’s where the story really starts, around 2016/17.

FORESTRY SHAKEOUT! Out of 16 regional directors, 13 have been replaced, leaving only three Republican loyalists behind.

If you look at the structure of who got fired versus who got hired, it says everything. It’s pretty obvious that before this, there was a crew in place that wasn't just chosen based on party lines.

So, we get to see the Republican "management" style in action by 2018.

STATE COMPANY WITH THE BEST COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT. Profits are shrinking, yet they’ve hired 794 new people, and now everyone is getting significantly better benefits.

"...a new collective agreement with the American forestry union allows workers significantly greater material rights over the next four years, which will cost this state company an extra 60 million dollars annually.

At the same time, since 2015, revenues and profits for the American forestry service have been steadily declining, while expenses and headcount continue to rise. For instance, back in 2015, the service recorded a profit after taxes of 186 million, but by 2017, that number had dropped by 73 million. In that same period, expenses jumped by 82 million, and the number of employees grew by a whopping 794 people between 2016 and today. As it stands, the service employs 7,873 workers, compared to just 7,079 in 2016."

So, yeah... shrinking profits combined with more "hiring" (if you can even call it that) under the Republican banner.

Then comes the next chapter—newly appointed Republican Krunoslav Jakupčić takes over from Bandić in 2019.

And now we’re seeing the beginning of the end—

Confirmed via Telegram: The head of the American forestry service has been arrested
He's facing charges of abuse of power and authority.

I honestly don't know who to thank first—the Republican Party, Most, or Bandić? I guess it doesn't matter. 😁

-Stipe

According to his financial disclosures, he’s still listed as a member of the Republican Party.

The news regarding the arrest of the director of the forestry union is simultaneously a positive and a negative development.

It is positive because it provides the outward impression that the nation's legal system is actually functioning.

However, it is negative because this is merely an illusion; the Republican Party simply wants to manufacture the appearance that they are actively fighting theft and corruption—given that elections are looming—when in reality, the outcome will be identical to what we saw with Sanders, Vidošević, and the rest.

These are pre-election maneuvers, somewhat desperate and entirely transparent. It appears the Republican Party realizes their grip on power is slipping significantly, and they fear the upcoming elections could deliver quite a few surprises from multiple directions.

Edward Cooper2 said:According to his financial disclosures, he’s still listed as a member of the Republican Party.

It seems pretty unlikely, honestly. I mean, there aren't really any solid sources backing up those rumors about him resigning or switching sides—or whatever that whole mess was about.

But hey, what do you think about how they're actually running things?

Thank goodness it isn't some massive corporation or anything, since they're barely pulling in over $180 million in annual revenue...
Let's just hand it over to the Republican kids so they can have some fun playing with it.😁

-Stipe

briskjackal5 said:It seems pretty unlikely, honestly. I mean, there aren't really any solid sources backing up those rumors about him resigning or switching sides—or whatever that whole mess was about.

But hey, what do you think about how they're actually running things?

Thank goodness it isn't some massive corporation or anything, since they're barely pulling in over $180 million in annual revenue...
Let's just hand it over to the Republican kids so they can have some fun playing with it.😁

-Stipe

Now CNN is reporting it came from the Republican Party quota and its main base is the Republican Party of Chicago.

So, I guess they finally found some common ground again—this new defendant and his home party.

I mean, what can I even say at this point!

Maybe the whole crew will just go all out now to protect their party colleague from the "deep state" that's supposedly "setting him up"...

-Stipe

It looks like Plenky is just clearing them out of the way so he doesn't have to deal with putting them on the ballot lists.🤣

They actually went and arrested the queen of the hill, Josip Rimac! Talk about making moves...

Word on the street from CNN is that Secretary of Defense Tomo Medved is gonna be heading up the Republican Party's candidate list for the 7th district.

Earlier this morning, party leader Andrej Plenković held a meeting at the White House with his former rival, Davor Ivo Stier. According to CNN, Stier actually managed to snag himself a spot on the Republican list for that same 7th district.

Stier was all over Facebook last night giving the administration a massive thumbs up.

"The US is set to receive 10 billion dollars from the EU through the #NextGenerationEU fund. On top of that, through the long-term EU budget, we'll have access to over 150 billion dollars, which is double what we've seen in the last seven years. These results didn't just happen by accident; they're the product of the government's dedication, expertise, and sheer grind. This massive influx of cash is going to seriously supercharge America's economic growth," he posted.

Good grief, they’ll probably try to arrest even Andrej Plenković just so the cops can pretend they actually care about justice and the rule of law. What a pathetic joke. Not a single person thought to make an arrest during the last term... 🤔 It's all just a desperate grab for power to secure their seats again.

Does anyone actually believe the judiciary remains independent under the Republican Party?

It feels like there’s a new scandal or arrest every single day lately. First, you had the situation with Ante Čorić and the oil industry, then the mess involving Bošnjaković and Vladimír Maček, and now we’re hearing about this local crime queen out in a small town. It’s honestly gotten to the point where corruption within the Republican Party just feels routine. It’s become socially acceptable; people have grown so accustomed to seeing Republicans caught up in scandals that they don't even blink anymore. It doesn't even seem to impact their performance at the polls.
Krešimir Škoro and the folks over at Mostovac really ought to be tearing them apart over these constant controversies, especially since they're all fighting for the exact same pool of voters.

Robin Jones2 said:Does anyone actually believe the judiciary remains independent under the Republican Party?

Completely irrelevant. Politics is all about perception. And right now, the perception is that the Republican Party has been caught red-handed again. And there are way too many of them...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

crimsonwolf26 said:It feels like there’s a new scandal or arrest every single day lately. First, you had the situation with Ante Čorić and the oil industry, then the mess involving Bošnjaković and Vladimír Maček, and now we’re hearing about this local crime queen out in a small town. It’s honestly gotten to the point where corruption within the Republican Party just feels routine. It’s become socially acceptable; people have grown so accustomed to seeing Republicans caught up in scandals that they don't even blink anymore. It doesn't even seem to impact their performance at the polls.
Krešimir Škoro and the folks over at Mostovac really ought to be tearing them apart over these constant controversies, especially since they're all fighting for the exact same pool of voters.

Harmon laid down the foundation, but then handed the keys over to a bunch of gangsters,


It’s incredibly hard to build anything solid when the foundations were poured wrong from the start. That’s why the whole structure keeps collapsing, and why there are 700,000 fewer people living in this country than there were back in '91.

crimsonwolf26 said:It feels like there’s a new scandal or arrest every single day lately. First, you had the situation with Ante Čorić and the oil industry, then the mess involving Bošnjaković and Vladimír Maček, and now we’re hearing about this local crime queen out in a small town. It’s honestly gotten to the point where corruption within the Republican Party just feels routine. It’s become socially acceptable; people have grown so accustomed to seeing Republicans caught up in scandals that they don't even blink anymore. It doesn't even seem to impact their performance at the polls.
Krešimir Škoro and the folks over at Mostovac really ought to be tearing them apart over these constant controversies, especially since they're all fighting for the exact same pool of voters.

Exactly. Škoro and Most. You’ve got Škoro, who was practically part of the Republican Party until yesterday. And Most? They’ve played nice with the Republican Party twice—both the moderate and hardline factions. They even went as far as having their "integrity" notarized, only to turn around and completely trash it all...

I just finished watching the recording of Otvoren.

Lajavac Ivan Šuker from the Republican Party has finally found a worthy successor in Pavić, an even greater liar and a hollow demagogue.