Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Giuliani for AG could probably be blocked

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Tbh, I doubt Bolton or Giuliani could get confirmed.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Why isn't Huntsman being bandied about for State?

He was a fairly tepid supporter. I think he'd be a good pick, but he's too establishment to roll out right away (have to float Bolton longer in order to appease both the base and terrify the Senate) before he can smoothly get Huntsman out there.

Oh come, we all know Huntsman would be approved easily if Trump announced the pick this second, stop acting like this all part of tin-foil brilliant plan.  This whole mess is just Trump and co. bumblef***ing their way through the transition process b/c they're in over their heads already and never seriously planned for what they'd do if they actually won.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Nikki Haley now also in the mix for Secretary of State?:

http://www.wyff4.com/article/report-gov-nikki-haley-being-considered-for-major-cabinet-position-in-trump-administration/8297700

Giuliani's still the betting favorite for SoS on Predictit, but he's dropped to 50% odds, as Bolton, Corker, and now Haley are all in double digits as well.

This is just getting weird. How is Nikki Haley in anyway remotely qualified? I get the madman strategy is being employed most likely, but it isn't being executed in a particularly competent manner.

Or they just have no idea what they're doing

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-begins-to-offer-cabinet-appointments/

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The “Sessions for AG” buzz seems to be building as “Sessions for Sec. of Defense” buzz dies down:

https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/799322789513601024

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Miller is the only one of those that I think will get an easy confirmation.

Sessions and especially Giuliani could easily fail in the Senate; Flynn too if that office requires Senate confirmation.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Cruz interested in AG.

Watching all these losers come kiss The Donald's ring is amazing. Does Cruz have any dignity at all?

I think the one thing we can all agree on is that the answer to your question is a resounding "no."

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I could understand if this was a Kasich administration but any Dem wanting to serve with people like Giulani, Sessions, and Bannon is hard to grasp.  Tulsi is pro-choice, pro-LGBT, pro-immigration it just seems bizarre she would want any part of this.

Gabbard and her Dad are not pro-LGBT.  Also she's always been disgusting, hyper-ambitious, opportunist with pretty much no real principles.  I don't see why folks are surprised by this; then again, I never understood her appeal to begin with.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

would confirm everything I thought about Harold Ford Jr

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Heidi Heitkamp is the front runner for Agriculture.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/democrat-heitkamp-tops-trumps-list-for-agriculture-secretary-232465

R+1

Pointless chatter unless it happens as Heitkamp could easily turn it down regardless of what Trump wants; time to find out whether she is a Quisling, I suppose.

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It's appalling that vaccination is controversial enough that the "issue" has geography.