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Maxwell
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« on: November 13, 2016, 05:52:27 PM »
Quote from: Ronnie on November 13, 2016, 05:06:22 PM
I sort of wonder who the Press Secretary is going to be.  I imagine it'll probably be Kellyanne Conway or Hope Hicks, right?

Then again, if Trump walls the White House off to the press, it might not even matter.

EDIT: Apparently, Laura Ingraham is on the short list.  Oh boy...
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/305754-laura-ingraham-under-consideration-for-white-house-press-secretary

Here's hoping we get a few more Nazi salutes out of her.
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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 01:49:41 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Morden on November 14, 2016, 01:29:14 PM
Predictit has markets on many of the Cabinet jobs.  Here are the favorites for various positions:

https://www.predictit.org/Browse/Group/81/Cabinet

State: John Bolton
Defense: Jeff Sessions
Attorney General: Rudy Giuliani
Treasury: Steve Mnuchin
Homeland Security: David Clarke
HHS: Ben Carson
Interior: Forrest Lucas
Commerce: Linda McMahon
Labor: Victoria Lipnic
Agriculture: Chuck Conner
Veterans Affairs: Jeff Miller


dear god

we dun f-ed up big time

I would be extremely relieved if Trump somehow spared us from David Clarke and what would obviously be a horrible and terrifying reign.
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2016, 01:19:02 PM »
« Edited: November 15, 2016, 01:21:37 PM by Maxwell »
Quote from: Gass3268 on November 15, 2016, 11:53:56 AM
With Paul opposing both Bolton and Giuliani, would be hard to see either get out of the committee.

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Let's see if Rand shows enough spine to actually vote against them.

also, in a sigh of relief, Mike McCaul, pretty conservative Republican but generally not a fascist, is interested in the Homeland Security job. I hate rooting for McCaul, but anything to prevent god damn David Clarke or Joe Arpaio.
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2016, 07:20:15 PM »
« Edited: November 15, 2016, 07:21:59 PM by Maxwell »

Price is not a bad choice, but he'd probably serve Republicans better as the fail safe option in case the Freedom Caucus ends Paul Ryan.

Also I thought for sure Cotton was using the Senate as a place to launch a future bid for President - although maybe he sees being in charge of Defense as a better launching point.

From a policy perspective, obviously, Cotton is a cartoonish nightmare.
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2016, 02:31:02 PM »
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/peter-hoekstra-cia-director-trump-231492

Potential Trump pick for CIA director is none other than Pete "THERE WERE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" Hoekstra, who is also known for being a very prominent lobbyist with clients domestic and abroad.

I mean, what kind of fool actually believed Trump's anti-corruption rhetoric?
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« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2016, 02:23:00 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Morden on November 17, 2016, 02:13:58 PM
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.
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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2016, 03:53:41 PM »

Dudes still on probation. i hope he knows that
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2016, 03:47:47 PM »
Quote from: Victorious Deplorable on November 18, 2016, 12:54:52 PM
Rohrabacher is perfect, and I think Trump would be very wise to appoint him; he won't, of course, because he never does exactly what I'd really want him to do. Trump is going to Trump, after all. But still, Rohrabacher would be excellent.

Rohrabacher is a bit nutty, but he's so preferable to Giuliani and Bolton that it would be almost a relief if he were picked.
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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2016, 04:49:16 PM »
Sessions is literally against the Voting Rights Act.
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« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2016, 04:57:41 PM »
Trump knows exactly what he's doing - he's giving patronage to all of his friends who helped him along the way.
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« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2016, 06:08:05 PM »
Republicans can have Manchin's seat if he's literally doing that. I mean what's the point of having a Democrat senator if he's going to vote for someone we rejected for being horrible 30 years ago and he's just as horrible now.
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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2016, 08:02:39 PM »
okay yeah they're just throwing out names at this point. Bolling is a clown who won't get that job.
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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2016, 06:17:38 PM »
Quote from: R2D2 on November 21, 2016, 02:02:05 PM

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.

Gabbard's always been a horrifying blue dog with an eye towards self preservation above all else.
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2016, 06:20:13 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Morden on November 21, 2016, 05:28:59 PM
Maybe Giuliani won't get either State or Homeland Security:

https://twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/800822029209444354

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Someone who wears their glasses this crooked shouldn't be considered for any position with "intelligence" in the title:
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2016, 06:23:02 PM »
Patreaus is still on probation, by the way.
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« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2016, 06:52:00 PM »
To his credit, Obama put actual Republicans on his cabinet. The democrat I could even conceive of as one that would still register as Democrat today is probably Gabbard, and even then it's Gabbard.
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« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2016, 06:06:54 PM »
I truly think that Trump offering Romney Secretary of State may only be to discredit Romney.

And also there may be a third person who comes down the middle and sweeps the job from both Romney and Giuliani, perhaps Corker.
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« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2016, 01:45:49 PM »
Locking in my bet for Corker heading the state department. Patreaus is rising in the ranks to fourth and Romney is at a distant third behind Giuliani.
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« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2016, 01:56:14 PM »
Corker is certainly the easiest confirmation of the four - only far righties are complaining about him.
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« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2016, 08:56:23 PM »
Rand is also standing against Patreaus, according to sources.
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« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2016, 12:55:09 PM »

I think Kushner also favored Pence over Christie, so he seems to be voice within the Trump camp pushing for more traditional Republican voices.
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« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2016, 06:08:26 PM »
Quote from: 1945>1488 on December 01, 2016, 06:00:28 PM
Quote from: Castro on December 01, 2016, 05:54:36 PM
Joe Scarborough ‏@JoeNBC  2h2 hours ago
The SecState process continues. Trump considered the Romney meeting "great" but is expanding options and looking at Exxon CEO RexTillerson.

1. So what we're learning from this is that Trump has essentially no idea at all what kind of SoS he wants.
2. Jesus ing Christ.

so this is what draining the swamp looks like?
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« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2016, 08:45:58 PM »
Quote from: ApatheticAustrian on December 05, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
ALLEN WEST at trump tower, per pool. Met with pence, his former house colleague.
https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/805849872230387712

yes mr. mock execution should surely get a cabinet position because why not
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« Reply #23 on: December 07, 2016, 02:10:03 PM »
yeah... Pruitt is going to turn the EPA into a shell organization by the time he is done with it. Hes a scumbag.
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« Reply #24 on: December 09, 2016, 05:54:06 PM »
I'm still thinking Corker, but Tillerson's stock is rising rapidly.
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