Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

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WTF:

https://twitter.com/jwpetersNYT/status/800712299719704576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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This is fcking bizarre. I used to have such a crush on Tulsi Gabbard because she was pro-Bernie and I got to see her speak at the rally Bernie held at my school, but now I'm just plain disgusted.

What happened to wanting Democrats in the Trump Cabinet as a bipartisan voice?

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"Rudy's got it." Top Trump source tells @GersonBorrero that Giuliani has Secretary of State, already lining up staff
https://twitter.com/CityAndStateNY/status/804701048904581120

I want to habeeb. Romney doesn't deserve dog catcher.

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Given the recent discussion over Taiwan, a Trump administration looking to shake things up in the region would have few better options to lead State than Huntsman. It would also be a good political move, as the nomination would be hailed by everyone and he would be unanimously confirmed.

And unlike Romney, Huntsman would actually deserve it.

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Thankfully Trump's incumbent picks are from Safe/Likely GOP areas. Won't have to worry about Jeff Sessions or Tom Price being replaced by a Democrat, for example.

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LEAK: MITT FOR SOS

I've never been so happy to have been Rick Rolled my entire life.

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Heitkamp would be great, but its just one more lost seat in the senate. She's gone in 2 years anyway, but thats still 2 years...

Honestly, I think that Heitkamp is in a decent position for re-election if she doesn't get a position in the Cabinet. She did survive 2012, afterall. (I likewise think the same for Tester.) She's not as doomed as McCaskill or Donnelly. If she gets a Seat, though, kiss her seat goodbye, Dems.

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Grain Mound of salt, but Roger Stone says:

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/12/donald-trump-interviewed-mitt-romney-to-torture-him-roger-stone-says.html

I knew this all along and it was so beautiful to witness.

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Good. McMorris Rodgers should be the next Speaker.

After Ryan, of course. It would be a dream to have Ryan serve as Speaker until about 2025 and then CMR from like 2025-onwards.

I feel like Ryan is a Boehner 2.0, so I would prefer Ryan out ASAP. He's the kind of Republican who has made losing to Democrats habitual.

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Good. McMorris Rodgers should be the next Speaker.

After Ryan, of course. It would be a dream to have Ryan serve as Speaker until about 2025 and then CMR from like 2025-onwards.

I feel like Ryan is a Boehner 2.0, so I would prefer Ryan out ASAP. He's the kind of Republican who has made losing to Democrats habitual.

why?

he has priven this election to be ideologically flexible to a T as long as it helps with winning.

Well, I'm tired of his continued support for amnesty, refugee influx, and visas. I opposed Boehner for the same reasons.

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Jennifer Jacobs ‏@JenniferJJacobs  6h6 hours ago
NEW: Trump is considering Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove and businessman/Vietnam veteran Luis Quinonez for VA secretary post, I'm told.

Was kind of hoping for Scott Brown, but these make sense at least. There is no requirement for this, but the Secretary of the VA has always been a veteran. If Trump doesn't want a sh*tstorm about that, I'd go with Quinonez.

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McCain, Graham, and Paul is enough to stop Tillerson, provided Manchin doesn't betray his team.

And also assuming every single Democrat votes No.

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This strikes me as completely different from "vaccines cause autism".

While this is one issue I disagree with Trump on, he did say he would prefer vaccines to be given in smaller, more continual doses rather than abolishing them entirely. I still hate how he's taking the coastal approach on vaccines, though. (Places like West Virginia and Mississippi, for example, are some of the strongest pro-vaccine areas in the nation.)