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Trump's Cabinet -- Serious Speculation

Captain_Swoop said:
Donald Trump names Gen James Mattis as defence secretary

Mr Trump has previously described Gen Mattis, 66, as "a true general's general".

Gen Mattis, who is known as "Mad Dog", was an outspoken critic of the Obama administration's Middle East policy, particularly on Iran.

He has referred to Iran as "the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East".


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38178625
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Yea, we are so going to nuke Iran.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
"We are going to appoint 'Mad Dog' Mattis as our secretary of defence. They say he's the closest thing to General George Patton that we have."

The Republican-controlled Congress will need to approve legislation bypassing the requirement so he can take up the role.

But at least one Democratic senator, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, says she will not approve a waiver.

"Civilian control of our military is a fundamental principle of American democracy," Ms Gillibrand said in a statement, "and I will not vote for an exception to this rule."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38178625
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Well he does have a history of leaving people from the wrong service to die.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/former-special-forces-officer-gen-mad-dog-mattis-left-my-n691211

Just like Patton would have done.
 
I'm assuming that this is in response to the appointing of Mattis to Trump's cabinet...

Jrrarglblarg said:
Or maybe it sends the right message, meaning, the message he wants to send. The world and the American people should consider every one of these appointments "fair warning."
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I do think there's a difference between appointing someone who favor's "Tough talk" to someone who's been quoted expressing views more in line with those of a psychopath. (i.e. "fun to shoot people".)
 
Stacko said:
He was being floated for Health and Human Services at the time but said he was unqualified to be in government.
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So the neurosurgeon doesn't consider himself qualified for Health and Human Services, but he is qualified for Housing and Urban Development? I am genuinely interested in the logic that led him to that conclusion.

That's not meant to be snark, I really would like to know.
 
I dunno, but the circus that awaits us in the form of these Confirmation Hearings is going to be epic.

Democrats can't really do anything other than mock and ridicule and embarrass Trump and his appointments, so here's to hoping they do it right.
 
Random said:
So the neurosurgeon doesn't consider himself qualified for Health and Human Services, but he is qualified for Housing and Urban Development? I am genuinely interested in the logic that led him to that conclusion.

That's not meant to be snark, I really would like to know.
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The reason is that HHS will be at the vanguard of repealing and replacing Obamacare. That's tricky work and needs somebody in charge who understands Obamacare really well. Trump picked that guy.

HUD, on the other hand, just needs to stop doing what the Obama administration started having it do, which was this. As Argumemnon correctly noted (although probably accidentally), the fact that Carson is black probably made him better suited to the job as it helps to insulate the department from accusations of racism.
 
Random said:
So the neurosurgeon doesn't consider himself qualified for Health and Human Services, but he is qualified for Housing and Urban Development? I am genuinely interested in the logic that led him to that conclusion.

That's not meant to be snark, I really would like to know.
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His reasoning was sound for declining.

"Dr. Carson was never offered a specific position, but everything was open to him," Williams told The Hill. "Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience; he's never run a federal agency. The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency."
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Which makes his decision to accept now very confusing. It really shows you how much the Orange Menace cares about African American communities that he's nominating Jeff Sessions for DOJ and Carson for HUD. The idea behind these picks seems to be to hamstring efforts toward reducing racial inequality.

ETA: As Sunmaster points out, nominating someone this profoundly unqualified is tokenism of the highest order. The only purpose seems to be to use Dr. Carson's race a shield since he shouldn't be there at all.
 
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Nancy Pelosi Calls Ben Carson ‘Disturbingly Unqualified’

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is calling the decision to tap Ben Carson as head of Housing and Urban Development a “disconcerting and disturbingly unqualified choice.”

Pelosi says the country deserves someone with “relevant experience” to protect the rights of homeowners and renters.

In her statement released Monday, she says “there is no evidence that Dr. Carson brings the necessary credentials to hold a position with such immense responsibilities and impact on families and communities across America.”

Read more:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/the-latest-pelosi-calls-carson-disturbingly-unqualified/ (December 5, 2016)
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Well there it is, proof positive that Nancy Pelosi is a racist -- and probably a KKK member too.

"Disconcerting and disturbing" indeed, that the Democrats have chosen a white-supremacist as their minority leader. Very sad!
 
Slings and Arrows said:
Well there it is, proof positive that Nancy Pelosi is a racist -- and probably a KKK member too.

"Disconcerting and disturbing" indeed, that the Democrats have chosen a white-supremacist as their minority leader. Very sad!
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And did Sunmaster just agree with her in this thread?
 
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