Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[The Other Castro]

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[Lambsbread]

WEEI radio in Boston and the NY Post are reporting that PEOTUS is considering former MLB manager Bobby Valentine as Ambassador to Japan.

[KingSweden]

WEEI radio in Boston and the NY Post are reporting that PEOTUS is considering former MLB manager Bobby Valentine as Ambassador to Japan.

This is actually not a terrible pick, much like Branstad. Valentine managed in Japan and speaks the language. Plus he apparently knows Abe

[Chief Justice Keef]

https://www.fastcocreate.com/3066397/the-secretary-of-labor-brought-to-you-by-carls-jr-is-our-latest-idiocracy-moment (clip from film included)

I never thought I'd live to see this level of absurdity.

Man, I don't even like Carl's Jr.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

WEEI radio in Boston and the NY Post are reporting that PEOTUS is considering former MLB manager Bobby Valentine as Ambassador to Japan.

This is actually not a terrible pick, much like Branstad. Valentine managed in Japan and speaks the language. Plus he apparently knows Abe

And he didn't get the job because of his last name, like our current ambassador to Japan did.  Although I'm sure she did a serviceable job.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

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#draintheswamp etc

[2016]

Trump picks Washington State Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers as Interior Sec.

[KingSweden]

Trump picks Washington State Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers as Interior Sec.

Like I said unthread, a decent pick. Could have done much worse

[vtred]

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Who's left to run Goldman??

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heidi-heitkamp-in-the-running-for-agriculture-energy-secretary/

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[justfollowingtheelections]

I hope Heitkamp doesn't take the job.  We can't afford to lose a Senate seat.

By the way, how competitive is McMorris-Rogers' district?

[KingSweden]

I hope Heitkamp doesn't take the job.  We can't afford to lose a Senate seat.

By the way, how competitive is McMorris-Rogers' district?

Deceptively competitive. GOP will be hard to unlodge, but Spokane is more liberal than reputation suggests and the Dem bench isn't terrible. It'll depend on who runs to replace. If Baumgardner, unlikely to lose but it would improve Dem odds in his Senate district

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I hope Heitkamp doesn't take the job.  We can't afford to lose a Senate seat.

By the way, how competitive is McMorris-Rogers' district?

R+6 using PVI after the 2012 elections (56-44 in a neutral climate)

[The Other Castro]

PredictIt odds on unnamed spots with at least 10% chance:

State
-Romney 31%
-Tillerson 23%
-Giuliani/Rohrabacher 12%

VA
-Brown 39%
-Hegseth 18%
-Palin 13%

Energy
-Washburne 40%
-Manchin 20%
-Tillerson 14%
-Cramer 11%

Agriculture
-Heitkamp 49%
-Perdue 26%

DNI
-Rogers 38%
-Giuliani 22%
-Coats 20%

OMB Director
-Mulvaney 70%
-Malpass 11%

U.S. Trade Rep
-DiMicco 62%
-Lighthizer 20%

[Confused Democrat]

Tillerson is a great pick to fire up the Democratic base.

A millionaire CEO of one of the largest multinational oil and gas corporations in the US?

The angry flurry of outraged facebook posts practically write themselves.

[The Other Castro]

Big: Rudy is apparently out of the running for SoS.

Lisa Mirando ‏@LisaMirandoCNN  10m10 minutes ago
New:  Trump team has told Rudy Giuliani he is not getting the Secretary of State job #CNN

[2016]

Big: Rudy is apparently out of the running for SoS.

Lisa Mirando ‏@LisaMirandoCNN  10m10 minutes ago
New:  Trump team has told Rudy Giuliani he is not getting the Secretary of State job #CNN

At least some hope Romney gets it.

[The Other Castro]

Follow up, Giuliani removed himself:

Maggie Haberman ‏@maggieNYT  9m9 minutes ago
GIULIANI removed his name from consideration for sec of state, per Trump official, on Nov. 29. Story tk

John Harwood ‏@JohnJHarwood  3m3 minutes ago
Trump on Rudy's withdrawal from SecState race: "as appropriate I'll call upon him for advice. can see important place for him at later date"

Looks like we're now between Romney and Tillerson.

[Pandaguineapig]

85% chance Romney gets it, but I Could see Huntsman still as contender if he wants to Humiliate Romney. I don't see how Tillerson fits as SOS

[The Other Castro]

Now Giuliani has apparently withdrawn from taking ANY cabinet position.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-removes-himself-from-consideration-for-trump-cabinet-post/index.html

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Now Giuliani has apparently withdrawn from taking ANY cabinet position.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-removes-himself-from-consideration-for-trump-cabinet-post/index.html

Considering early on he was talking as if he was offered a job, this is just bizarre.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Follow up, Giuliani removed himself:

Maggie Haberman ‏@maggieNYT  9m9 minutes ago
GIULIANI removed his name from consideration for sec of state, per Trump official, on Nov. 29. Story tk

John Harwood ‏@JohnJHarwood  3m3 minutes ago
Trump on Rudy's withdrawal from SecState race: "as appropriate I'll call upon him for advice. can see important place for him at later date"

Perhaps Trump will have a bus in need of wheel chocks?

[Pandaguineapig]

Now Giuliani has apparently withdrawn from taking ANY cabinet position.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-removes-himself-from-consideration-for-trump-cabinet-post/index.html

Considering early on he was talking as if he was offered a job, this is just bizarre.

Probably Turned Down other jobs hoping to get SOS

[Ronnie]

Whoa, Tillerson appears to be surging on Predictit.  He's already up to 45 cents.

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

WEEI radio in Boston and the NY Post are reporting that PEOTUS is considering former MLB manager Bobby Valentine as Ambassador to Japan.

This is actually not a terrible pick, much like Branstad. Valentine managed in Japan and speaks the language. Plus he apparently knows Abe

Yeah. If nothing else he'll probably be a better Ambassador to Japan than he was a Red Sox manager.