Trumps Cabinet...Whom will he appoint??

[hoosierdoc]

Because people who act irresponsibly with classified information make the best Secretaries of State?

we should have Hillary's maid throw her hat into the ring. She's likely at least bilingual and she was not known to share the classified documents she grabbed off the printer with anyone else

 

[Kirk Freeman]

A Libertarian for Secretary of Treasury?

John Allison, former had of the Cato "ban the guns" Institute, on short list.

Trump Considering Prominent Libertarian for Cabinet Post

 

[T.Lex]

Trump names Obamacare critic Tom Price to key role - BBC News

Anti-Obamacare congressman up for Health Secretary.

Hopefully this does signal a re-privatization of the health insurance industry. I've been concerned that Trump was backing of very specific promises regarding Obamacare. This cluster foxtrot needs to be dealt with in his first 100 days.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Yeah the HHS pick is fantastic from what little I know of the man

 

[Trigger Time]

Some help me out here David Petraeus is being considered why?

Because he is a hero. He didn't do even a private part hairs worth of what Hillary did

 

[jamil]

Because he is a hero. He didn't do even a private part hairs worth of what Hillary did

So he's okay because he only broke the law a little bit?

 

[Trigger Time]

So he's okay because he only broke the law a little bit?

he got shafted. I would have voted to acquit. Trump should pardon him and Snowdentrump should totally vacate the ruling

 

[jamil]

he got shafted. I would have voted to acquit. Trump should pardon him and Snowdentrump should totally vacate the ruling

So a little honey pot gives him something to stick his dipstick in, and so now it's okay to share classified info? Would you say "meh" if one of Hillary's people got caught doing that?

It just seems like you're excusing what Petraeus did because you see him as on your side. Why do sides matter when we're talking about wrongdoing? Being a hero doesn't give him points he can use to give him a pass on breaking the law.

 

[Trigger Time]

So a little honey pot gives him something to stick his dipstick in, and so now it's okay to share classified info? Would you say "meh" if one of Hillary's people got caught doing that?

It just seems like you're excusing what Petraeus did because you see him as on your side. Why do sides matter when we're talking about wrongdoing? Being a hero doesn't give him points he can use to give him a pass on breaking the law.

we will agree to totally disagree on this.

 

[jamil]

we will agree to totally disagree on this.

Fair enough. I don't want to push the issue, but I am curious about this belief. Is there a limit to what laws heroes get to break? Don't get me wrong. I have great respect people I think are heroes. And I have a lot of respect for Petraeus, and I think he got ****ed. But he participated willingly in the ****ing he got.

Nevertheless, even heroes should have to obey the same laws. That's what makes us a nation of laws and not a nation where some people have to obey all the laws and some people are just too special to have to obey laws.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I heard rumors of Forrest Lucas for Interior Secretary. How awesome would that be?

 

[KittySlayer]

James Rosen mentions a juicy tidbit at the 4:00 minute mark. Secretly, Romney may be out of consideration for Secretary of State.

Could it be that all these meetings with Romney are not about Secretary of State but instead working out a deal with Romney or seeking Romney's advice on Donald divesting himself of the Trump Enterprise businesses?

 

[KittySlayer]

Some help me out here David Petraeus is being considered why?

I am not sure either. After all I thought the recent requirement to be Secretary of State was you had to be a failed Presidential candidate. Kerry, Hillary, Romney(?)...

 

[bwframe]

It's certainly good theater isn't it?

Just a month ago, we were gearing up for Crooked Hillary picking her gun, tax, rights grabbing cabinet. Shudder....

 

[T.Lex]

It's certainly good theater isn't it?

Just a month ago, we were gearing up for Crooked Hillary picking her gun, tax, rights grabbing cabinet. Shudder....

You realize you only have about 6 weeks to keep coming back to that right?

 

[bwframe]

Never forget.
We allowed ourselves to get so so close. Again, shudder...

 

[foszoe]

From Wikipedia,

In the 15 page statement of facts filed by the government along with the plea agreement, the government stated that Petraeus had provided Broadwell access to documents containing Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information, had later moved those documents to his personal residence and stored them in an unsecured drawer, and had deliberately and intentionally lied to Federal investigators about both providing Broadwell access to the documents and their improper storage. These facts were acknowledged to be true by Petraeus as part of his plea agreement

If that is all true, Petraeus could serve a lesser role perhaps but I would not put him at the Cabinet level.

Then there is this:

June 10, 2016, Petraeus and Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut, announced the creation of the gun control group Veterans Coalition for Common Sense

Which would mean an even lesser role.

I would prefer he not be in any role.

 

[T.Lex]

I think Petraeus was a good general.

Not as good as a man.

Probably not a good political appointment.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

More on General James Mattis:

How James Mattis Could Bust Our Political Correctness About Islam

 

[Thor]

More on General James Mattis:

How James Mattis Could Bust Our Political Correctness About Islam

Yeah, he may be great but it's probably best to appoint folks to start an administration that don't require special dispensation to get them into the position...even if he appointed a declared temp as he tried to work through the issues he could have someone in place at the start of the administration not after deliberations by Congress.