Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[publicunofficial]

would confirm everything I thought about Harold Ford Jr

+1


Ford is basically a walking caricature of Third Way Democrats.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Today, Rhee took herself out of the running:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/11/22/michelle-rhee-takes-herself-out-of-the-running-for-trumps-education-secretary/

Oh, thank God.  That woman shouldn't be anywhere near the DoE.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

would confirm everything I thought about Harold Ford Jr

[Maxwell]

To his credit, Obama put actual Republicans on his cabinet. The democrat I could even conceive of as one that would still register as Democrat today is probably Gabbard, and even then it's Gabbard.

[The Other Castro]

Politics1.com ‏@Politics1com  1m1 minute ago
Ben Carson told Fox the HUD Secy "OFFER is on the table" and he's "seriously considering" it.

Jon Passantino ‏@passantino  17m17 minutes ago
AP: Trump has formally offered Ben Carson the position of secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'd be interested to see how Trump could possibly present Carson as qualified for HUD. I could see HHS because he's a surgeon or even Education because he was technically a university administrator, but not this.

[Santander]

would confirm everything I thought about Harold Ford Jr

He's one of the good ones? (Democrats, that is)

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

would confirm everything I thought about Harold Ford Jr

He's one of the good ones? (Democrats, that is)

Not by your standards a mere few months ago he's not.

[Angel of Death]

Why not throw in Artur Davis while we're at it?

[ApatheticAustrian]

someone is jealous.....

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/22/gingrich-can-think-20-other-people-better-suited-for-secretary-state-than-romney.html

[publicunofficial]

would confirm everything I thought about Harold Ford Jr

He's one of the good ones? (Democrats, that is)

Not even by your troll standards.

[Kingpoleon]

Can someone show me a list of all the confirmed nominees the Senate will vote on?

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

I'd be interested to see how Trump could possibly present Carson as qualified for HUD. I could see HHS because he's a surgeon or even Education because he was technically a university administrator, but not this.

At least Americans will have more pyramids to store their grain.

[SATW]

Nikki Haley reportedly picked to be UN Ambassador.

https://twitter.com/postandcourier/status/801289992647614464

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Nikki Haley reportedly picked to be UN Ambassador.

https://twitter.com/postandcourier/status/801289992647614464

How in God's name is she qualified for that position?

[Dr. Arch]

Nikki Haley reportedly picked to be UN Ambassador.

https://twitter.com/postandcourier/status/801289992647614464

How in God's name is she qualified for that position?

Loyalty over anything else.

[ApatheticAustrian]

wth.....why would haley agree to that? (and i think that takes her out from presidential runs for 1 or 2 cycles) she is easily the biggest patriot in that administration.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Robert Ariail cartoon from The State newspaper:

[Horsemask]

Kinda stunned by the Haley pick. Not sure why she'd accept. Maybe bolster foreign policy credentials for a future POTUS run? Only thing I can think of

[Mr. Morden]

wth.....why would haley agree to that? (and i think that takes her out from presidential runs for 1 or 2 cycles) she is easily the biggest patriot in that administration.

She was already out for 2020, since she isn't going to primary Trump, but I don't see how this impacts her chances of running in 2024 one way or ther other.

[ApatheticAustrian]

She was already out for 2020, since she isn't going to primary Trump, but I don't see how this impacts her chances of running in 2024 one way or ther other.

i absolutely could be wrong on that, since my knowledge about the US is still limited, but is there some kind of precedent for someone getting appointed to a - kind of -  international non-partisan top job and them comes back to run for higher office?

maybe i misjudge the "ambassador" role here if someone like bolton was appointed to do that job before.

[Mr. Morden]

She was already out for 2020, since she isn't going to primary Trump, but I don't see how this impacts her chances of running in 2024 one way or ther other.

i absolutely could be wrong on that, since my knowledge about the US is still limited, but is there some kind of precedent for someone getting appointed to a - kind of -  international non-partisan top job and them comes back to run for higher office?

Yes, absolutely:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Huntsman_presidential_campaign,_2012

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/801403784664612864

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[ApatheticAustrian]

thanks, morden, i should have more specifically asked for a successful bid of such a candidate (i guess accepting the ambassadorship from obama even harmed his candidacy) but i agree now that it would be possible.


btw......next romney bash from an early trump backer:

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https://twitter.com/foxandfriends/status/801401073688678400

[Mr. Morden]

thanks, morden, i should have more specifically asked for a successful bid of such a candidate (i guess accepting the ambassadorship from obama even harmed his candidacy) but i agree now that it would be possible.

It may have, but Obama was of course of the opposite party, while Trump is the same party as Haley.