Transition Team/Cabinet Thread

[SteveRogers]

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And Mitt's going to agree to work with a man he hates? That would be would be like Hillary working for Obama...wait that happened...

Are you suggesting that Mitt Romney's political positions and personal convictions might be flexible and up for negotiation? That is shocking news. Just shocking.

[SteveRogers]

I would love to see Carly as SoS.  It would assuage a lot of my fears about his foreign policy.

Because of all her superb foreign policy credentials?

[SteveRogers]

This story says that Rick Perry is now considered the "leading candidate" for Secretary of Energy:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-goes-his-own-way-in-vetting-top-picks-1481155652

I guess Rick Perry forgot that he wanted to abolish that department (again).

[SteveRogers]

In other news:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/12/08/james-stavridis-dean-tufts-fletcher-school-arrives-trump-tower/CbTpz3uBf3STDTdUGwnG7H/story.html

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Confirmed: Stavridis tapped for Secretary of Dad Jokes

[SteveRogers]

And in the end it seems neither Gingrich, Giuliani or Christie ended up in the cabinet. I can see why, but I thought all three would end up being there despite all.

They should all three team up to House of Cards him.

[SteveRogers]

Canada/Europe - please invade before these Putinist piles of garbage get into power.

The anti-Russian hysteria really seems to have gone into overdrive today. You know they're not the Soviet Union anymore (maybe that's the problem for the libs)

There's a big difference between an administration that would seek a more amenable relationship with Russia and an administration that's going to maintain a complete state of denial about Russian cyberattacks against our country.

[SteveRogers]

Apparently it was posted by a staffer, not West himself.

That's what everyone says. It shouldn't be treated as an excuse.

[SteveRogers]

Fun Fact: Trump is the first president since Carter to not have a Hispanic member of his Cabinet.

Well only some of them are good people (apparently not enough for Trump to find someone to nominate).

Trump has never actually met one that he likes. He assumes that some of them are good people.