Trump White House/Cabinet appointments

[Scooby Doo]

Jerry Falwell?!?! Oh Lord all might that would have been a disaster!

 

[fskimospy]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/307586-falwell-says-he-turned-down-trump-cabinet-position

Yeah, DeVos was not his first choice ...

Jesus Christ. (Har) At some point should we start to wonder if he's just trolling the country?

 

[K1052]

Need it be said again that his almost sole requirement for his first choice picks has been, above all else, loyalty. Not competence, intelligence, experience, or qualification. Rewards for the bootlickers who ate their conscience...if they actually had them to begin with. If you were willing to totally debase yourself intellectually and morally on live TV to defend the indefensible you're pretty much in.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Need it be said again that his almost sole requirement for his first choice picks has been, above all else, loyalty. Not competence, intelligence, experience, or qualification. Rewards for the bootlickers who ate their conscience...if they actually had them to begin with. If you were willing to totally debase yourself intellectually and morally on live TV to defend the indefensible you're pretty much in.

Sorry, but some of President-elect Trump's picks were critical of him during the election and weren't numbered among his supporters.

 

[K1052]

Sorry, but some of President-elect Trump's picks were critical of him during the election and weren't numbered among his supporters.

If appointing Nikki Haley to a post he would just as soon get rid of qualifies as reaching out color me unimpressed.

 

[Jhhnn]

Need it be said again that his almost sole requirement for his first choice picks has been, above all else, loyalty. Not competence, intelligence, experience, or qualification. Rewards for the bootlickers who ate their conscience...if they actually had them to begin with. If you were willing to totally debase yourself intellectually and morally on live TV to defend the indefensible you're pretty much in.

Christie is an interesting counterpoint to that. When it came down to friends vs family, family won. Kushner hates Christie because Christie put his father briefly in prison rather than letting him off entirely. Christie would have discredited himself bigly at the time had he done anything less.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner

Here's another interesting influence on the family-

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/us/politics/donald-trump-roy-cohn.html?_r=0

It's remarkable how a clan of crooks, liars & charlatans have been chosen to "clean up Washington".

 

[Sunburn74]

Need it be said again that his almost sole requirement for his first choice picks has been, above all else, loyalty. Not competence, intelligence, experience, or qualification. Rewards for the bootlickers who ate their conscience...if they actually had them to begin with. If you were willing to totally debase yourself intellectually and morally on live TV to defend the indefensible you're pretty much in.

This seems to be the case for sure. High level cronyism.

Wouldn't be surprised if he made Dana White head of the VA Healthcare system as part of a campaign to give vets kick ass health care.

Can you say Scott Baio for IRS director or something and the Duck Hunt guy as Ambassador to italy? Wouldnt be surprised at all.

 

[boomerang]

Who would the losing team like to see as cabinet appointments for a Republican president? We'd all love to hear them.

 

[K1052]

Christie is an interesting counterpoint to that. When it came down to friends vs family, family won. Kushner hates Christie because Christie put his father briefly in prison rather than letting him off entirely. Christie would have discredited himself bigly at the time had he done anything less.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner

Here's another interesting influence on the family-

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/us/politics/donald-trump-roy-cohn.html?_r=0

It's remarkable how a clan of crooks, liars & charlatans have been chosen to "clean up Washington".

By all accounts the family never liked or trusted Christie, even if Trump did enjoy the near total subservience of him playing the Salacious Crumb role. He flipped way too fast and his own increasing political liabilities were likely to weigh down Trump. I'm sure Kushner took no small pleasure throwing him under the bus for the VP slot and later off the transition planning.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

If appointing Nikki Haley to a post he would just as soon get rid of qualifies as reaching out color me unimpressed.

Also his pick for Education, but color me unsurprised you are wrong and don't give a rats ass.
"
DID NOT SUPPORT TRUMP

DeVos did not support Trump’s candidacy, telling the Washington Examiner in March that he “does not represent the Republican Party.” Her family foundation has donated between $10,000-$25,000 to the Clinton Foundation, according to an analysis by The Washington Post."

 

[K1052]

Also his pick for Education, but color me unsurprised you are wrong and don't give a rats ass.
"
DID NOT SUPPORT TRUMP

DeVos did not support Trump’s candidacy, telling the Washington Examiner in March that he “does not represent the Republican Party.” Her family foundation has donated between $10,000-$25,000 to the Clinton Foundation, according to an analysis by The Washington Post."

Your apparent reading comprehension problem is most concerning. I said "first choice picks" which in the case of Sec of Ed was Jerry Falwell Jr.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Your apparent reading comprehension problem is most concerning. I said "first choice picks" which in the case of Sec of Ed was Jerry Falwell Jr.

That's shaving it pretty closely, but agreed.

 

[Victorian Gray]

Who would the losing team like to see as cabinet appointments for a Republican president? We'd all love to hear them.

Are *you* happy with his announced picks?

 

[Thump553]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/307586-falwell-says-he-turned-down-trump-cabinet-position

Yeah, DeVos was not his first choice ...

Just when I thought there couldn't be a worse choice than DeVos (never taught, no educational degrees, never attended one day of public school in her life and nor did her children) Trump proves me wrong.

I thought his claim to fame was he was going to pick Class A leaders who were heads and shoulders above the usual Washingtonians.

 

[trenchfoot]

Just when I thought there couldn't be a worse choice than DeVos (never taught, no educational degrees, never attended one day of public school in her life and nor did her children) Trump proves me wrong.

I thought his claim to fame was he was going to pick Class A leaders who were heads and shoulders above the usual Washingtonians.

Looks like he's going to pick one or maybe even a few people with legit pedigrees in order to cast their aura of prestige and qualifications over those posers who Trump simply wants to reward for their loyalty. Remember Bush 43 appointee Mike "Heck of a Job" Brown? Well, it seems Trump is on a mission to outdo Bush in a really bigly kind of way.

 

[nageov3t]

the drama over Romney is interesting... seems like the Trump insiders are pushing for Rudy, but honestly I don't see how he survives a confirmation hearing even with a Republican-controlled Senate given the fact that he's taken money personally (ie: not just through a charity) from foreign governments like Qatar, Venezuela, and Iranian dissidents (MEK, considered to be a terrorist organization right up until 2012).

Trump 'furious' over Conway comments about Romney: report

 

[Balt]

I guess Petraeus is the latest favorite for Sec of State, according to the media anyway.

Petraeus is smart, though having an affair and sharing classified information with that reporter was pretty freaking stupid. I guess after screaming about Hillary's email server for the past year, Republicans are probably just going to give a pass to Petraeus.

Let's face it, though, it could be worse. At least Petraeus has foreign affairs experience.

 

[K1052]

I almost want him to blow a crapload of political capital in the nearly futile effort of trying to make Rudy SecState.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

I guess Petraeus is the latest favorite for Sec of State, according to the media anyway.

Petraeus is smart, though having an affair and sharing classified information with that reporter was pretty freaking stupid. I guess after screaming about Hillary's email server for the past year, Republicans are probably just going to give a pass to Petraeus.

Let's face it, though, it could be worse. At least Petraeus has foreign affairs experience.

How about Cheney for Sec. of State?

 

[fskimospy]

I guess Petraeus is the latest favorite for Sec of State, according to the media anyway.

Petraeus is smart, though having an affair and sharing classified information with that reporter was pretty freaking stupid. I guess after screaming about Hillary's email server for the past year, Republicans are probably just going to give a pass to Petraeus.

Let's face it, though, it could be worse. At least Petraeus has foreign affairs experience.

Petraeus would be a fine choice for two reasons:

1. He appears to be competent and sane, both of which are in short supply in the Trump administration so far.
2. Would expose the comical hypocrisy of Republicans complaining about Clinton's email server.

 

[Balt]

Petraeus would be a fine choice for two reasons:

1. He appears to be competent and sane, both of which are in short supply in the Trump administration so far.
2. Would expose the comical hypocrisy of Republicans complaining about Clinton's email server.

Be careful. If word gets out that Trump is considering someone sane and competent for one of the most important positions in the country, his supporters are going to throw a fucking fit.

 

[Jhhnn]

Petraeus would be a fine choice for two reasons:

1. He appears to be competent and sane, both of which are in short supply in the Trump administration so far.
2. Would expose the comical hypocrisy of Republicans complaining about Clinton's email server.

2. Trump voters are so enthralled that they won't even notice.

It's amazing to think how far we've come that Libs would probably be relieved if Trump nominated Petraeus for SoS.

 

[Thump553]

Petraeus would be an interesting choice. Not only has he plead guilty to improperly sharing classified information with his mistress (something far worse than Hillary was ever even accused of and a lesser crime he plead to avoid felony jail time) but he is also CURRENTLY on probation. A cabinet member serving while on probation-I certainly hope that's a first.

Hopefully Trump will schedule the cabinet meetings around when Petraeus has to report to his probation officer.

Sadly even with such considerable baggage he is heads and shoulders above nearly all of the rest of Trump's cabinet nominations.

 

[theeedude]

Why would Petraeus want to tarnish his reputation to be Trump's Colin Powell?

 

[ivwshane]

Its funny how trump said Hillary wasn't qualified because of how she handled classified information only to possibly appoint someone who has been charged with mishandling of classified info.

The guy is as self aware as his supporters, that is, not at all.