Trump Cabinet

[Y M Ionhere]

Priebus I get (though he's NOT in any way "draining the swamp"... he's surrounding himself with absolute insiders. Stephen Bannon scares the hell out of me...

I voted for him, and I'll admit that I do not like the Bannon pick. Scary guy. I thought Trump was running against Clintons perceived corruption but by picking cabinet members based on their loyalty to the campaign, he seems to be dipping into cronyism and potential corruption as well. As a result of these loyalty-based choices, he picked a hothead with serious character concerns.
Priebus isn't bad. Trump ran as a very unconventional outsider and ended up burning some bridges and losing party support. His pool (or "swamp") of knowledgeable, experienced cabinet picks is pretty small. Priebus has the relationships and connections needed to potentially convince good candidates to join, who probably wouldnt otherwise.
I'm disappointed with the idea of Gingrich and Giuliani. They may be a little too old-school. Trump was running on a platform that appealed to Independants and even some disenfranchised blue-dog Democrats, but now wants to bring in the ultimate old-guard establishment Republicans.

[Matt]

John Bolton rumored to be Secretary of State. H*** appointment there!

[Circle Seven]

The Donald is moonwalking so much on the things he said during the campaign, they should play Thriller at the inauguration.

[MWmetalhead]

I would love to have John Bolton as Secretary of State! That would be a great pick.

Priebus is a good pick for Chief of Staff.

Laura Ingraham allegedly is under consideration for Press Secretary. She would be a good fit for that role.

I do not like Giuliani. That guy comes across as having a short fuse and is very arrogant. However, he *is* a bright guy and governed New York City in a competent manner. There are certain posts for which he would be qualified. Homeland Security comes to mind.

As for Steve Bannon, sorry, but I'm not accepting the media's narrative of him. I listened to his radio show on multiple occasions on Sirius XM during the GOP primary season, and he came across as a very decent man. Even keeled and polite to all callers. Didn't hear any viewpoints I would consider extreme or offensive. The liberal media seem hellbent on demonizing him, just as they did John Bolton many years ago. They like to demonize conservatives they view as threats.

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I would love to have John Bolton as Secretary of State! That would be a great pick.

Priebus is a good pick for Chief of Staff.

Laura Ingraham allegedly is under consideration for Press Secretary. She would be a good fit for that role.

I do not like Giuliani. That guy comes across as having a short fuse and is very arrogant. However, he *is* a bright guy and governed New York City in a competent manner. There are certain posts for which he would be qualified. Homeland Security comes to mind.

As for Steve Bannon, sorry, but I'm not accepting the media's narrative of him. I listened to his radio show on multiple occasions on Sirius XM during the GOP primary season, and he came across as a very decent man. Even keeled and polite to all callers. Didn't hear any viewpoints I would consider extreme or offensive. The liberal media seem hellbent on demonizing him, just as they did John Bolton many years ago. They like to demonize conservatives they view as threats.

Bolton is a Bush era neocon and from the swamp... not a nice guy either.. another trigger happy hawk.

Laura Ingraham?!? Are you kidding me? That would be irresponsible at best and wreckless at worst. We need a professional and not a talking head to do the job. Especially because all she'd do is get into it with reporters right and left. It's not a game (which is largely what a talkers job is, playing games with the audience.)

Priebus is a good choice. Though he's a swamp guy too...

Giuliani is a swamp monster and ought to be put out to pasture. The "Americas Mayor" persona died long ago and he's gone off the reservation.

Bannon puts up a good front but he's largely a bomb thrower with some white nationalist ties. He's also the opposite of the rather clever strategist that "Bush's Brain" Karl Rove was.

This is actually starting to resemble George W. Bush or Richard Nixon the sequal. That's not at all a good thing. Questionable appointments and very cronyism laden apppoinrments...

Another probably even better comparison is Silvio Berlusconi...

[Deleted User 8570]

An AP alert just said that Giuliani is the favorite and likely pick for Secretary of State according to sources...

What an odd choice.

[Calvert DeForest]

It's not a game...

Post of the week! I'm glad somebody finally said it.

[audiophile]

Sessions for AG.

[Deleted User 8570]

Carson for Housing and Urban Development
Nikki Haley for UN Secretary

Neither has any idea about their new field or any experience in it.

[Matt]

Carson for Housing and Urban Development
Nikki Haley for UN Secretary

Neither has any idea about their new field or any experience in it.

Same could be said about Barack Obama 8 years ago.

Oh, right, that didn't work out so well either. I see your point!

[Deleted User 8570]

Carson for Housing and Urban Development
Nikki Haley for UN Secretary

Neither has any idea about their new field or any experience in it.

Same could be said about Barack Obama 8 years ago.

Oh, right, that didn't work out so well either. I see your point!

He at least had years in the government and understood how the thing worked. He also appointed people with experience and held over Bush era appointees...

[Matt]

Both of his AGs were absolute human garbage.

[Deleted User 8570]

Both of his AGs were absolute human garbage.

I wouldn't go that far but I liked neither one.

Michigans own Betsy DeVos will be Education Secretary. She's a big proponent of school vouchers.

[audiophile]

School choice is a great idea.

[Deleted User 8570]

School choice is a great idea.

What about vouchers? Using public money to pay for a private or especially religious education might violate the constitution.