Lisa Haynes

Baltimore girl living in the Midwest. RN, cosmetic derm, nurse injector. God, family, golf, football. In that order.

[Andrea S. James @AndreaSJames]

Gently, softly, calmly, let’s talk about what’s happening in DC right now.

Friends, have you ever been through a ZBB process? If not, let me give you my take. So, in a corporation where expenses are out of control, you have to put the entire company through a zero based budgeting process. It is one of the most painful things that people in a company experience.

You basically have to justify every. single. expense. And you also cut a bunch, and then only add back after you’ve gone through a proper ZBB cycle.

The US government is going through a ZBB right now. And that is necessary because spending is out of control. The complexity is so vast that I expect it will take AI to decipher.

You cannot tell me that a government that accidentally wires hundreds of millions of dollars to the Taliban has its finances in order. That signals an underlying disaster. That signals bad stewardship of resources.

In fact, it is a disaster. Over the last 20 fiscal years, the US government has made ~$2.7 trillion in "improper payments," according to the US Government Accountability Office. Trillion! With a T!

That financial management disaster was not caused by @elonmusk. And there is no painless way to clean it up.

Elon is doing what any executive would do walking into a giant mess. You ZBB and then build back.

So, I don’t believe that America is going to be on the wrong side of global right and wrong, as some are saying. I don’t believe that America is going to be permanently isolationist. I do believe that unwatched finances will get out of control in any human system, and that the GAO has been trying to ring this bell for years, and that scaled complexity requires scaled financial management.

Because the US has the largest budget in the world, it will now go through the single most complex ZBB ever undertaken in the history of the world.

Some states do ZBB, but it's never been done at the federal level. President Jimmy Carter tried, but the bureaucratic systems were too complex, and President Ronald Reagan abandoned the attempt.

So, if there is one person in the world chosen to lead this Grand Canyon of projects, we would hope for the president to choose one of the best capital allocators on the planet. Better if that human is also one who can leverage AI and technical talent to manage the massive complexity.

Anyone who has lived through a ZBB at the corporate level will tell you that it’s hell and everyone hates it. This is why I feel really bad for federal workers -- I have a lot of empathy for civil servants and people doing a great job every day for the United States. No doubt, the uncertainty is trying and stressful for many. It's an unfortunate situation.

So, that's my take. I don't want to speak beyond what I know and can observe from the other side of the country. I've worked both in the private sector and the public sector -- the cultures are different. And an Elon-Musk-style culture is going to be the most hard core of them all. No doubt, it's jarring. It's gonna be a lot.

But what I also know is that every time I have ever doubted Elon, I ended up being the one who was wrong.

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@BryceMLipscomb @naomirwolf @JonHusted @RobertKennedyJr @TulsiGabbard @BreitbartNews I am so ready to MAHA!

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@wolfofx What a beautiful thread ❤️

[Rising Tide QB Academy @ReidSinnett]

ALL QUARTERBACKS!! Do this drill when you're indoors or can't go outside...

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@Lj_era8 = cheat code

[NFL @NFL]

So hard to defend. Lamar's playmaking is elite. #NFLonNetflix

#BALvsHOU on @Netflix

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

You ready to learn some football?? @barstoolsports

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

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[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

VP Harris’s Democratic Party would be unrecognizable to my father and uncle and I cannot reconcile it with my values.

The Democratic Party of RFK and JFK was the party of civil liberties and free speech. VP Harris‘s is the party of censorship, lockdowns, and medical coercion.

Kennedy Democrats were anti-war. Kamala‘s is riddled with neocon warmongers.

The RFK/JFK dems were allies of Main Street, cops, firefighters, and working people. VP Harris’s is the Party of Big Tech, Big Pharma and Wall Street.

My dad and uncle’s party was the champion of voting rights and fair elections. VP Harris’s is the party of lawfare, disenfranchisement, and the coronation of its candidates by corporate donors and party elites.

I’ve used our nation’s courts to prosecute corporations who hurt Black Americans. VP Harris used our nation’s courts to mercilessly prosecute Black Americans and exploit them for their labor.

My father and uncle prided themselves on their skills at debate and their ability to articulate a coherent vision for our country. VP Harris is scared to debate and can’t survive an unscripted interview. Instead of outlining a vision, she relies on middleschool tactics – memes, forged headlines, infantile slogans (Joy!) and name calling (“Republicans are weird.“)

I’ve spent years battling government corruption and lies. VP Harris spent years gaslighting Americans about the health of our Commander in Chief.

I have no plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President. I do have a plan to defeat her.

[The Beach From Florida @BeachFrmFL]

Best flight ever. 🐕‍🦺

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

The GOAT called it. @Lj_era8 @TomBrady @Ravens

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@SachaRoytman @JonahDispatch Devastating

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@DSMGolfLessons @HyperionFC Welcome Sarah! We’re so happy to have you.

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@JohnConstas Is there a book you recommend? I’ve looked before but there are a lot to choose from.

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@HamlinIsland God is so good, all of the time. The nation joined together in prayer and you are still with us ❤️ Thanks be to God.

[PFF @PFF]

Justin Tucker making fun of Russell Wilson on the plane ride home 😭😂

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@samweinman It would count in GHIN … so yes IMO

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

@JCSD_Golf Good looking swing, Cadence!

[Lisa Haynes @lisahaynesRN]

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[David H @strobist]

Twitter, explained in 15 seconds

[Jan Crawford @JanCBS]

On @FaceTheNation today, my pick for the biggest underreported story of 2021–