Posted on 12/04/2016 7:44:54 PM PST by detective
President-elect Donald Trump is having a heckuva time deciding on who to nominate as secretary of State. It began with former New York Mayor Rudy Giulianis insistence that he wanted and deserves the job as payback for the yeoman work he did for candidate Trump when many leading Republicans were, shall we say, less than enthusiastic in their support of his fellow New Yorker. The mayor is an up-front sort of fellow, but trying to force a new presidents hand as he did is not always the best approach for a cabinet wannabe who might have a hard time being confirmed.
At any rate, Mr. Trump began interviewing others for the job as well and before much time had passed reporters were suggesting that just about anyone who boarded the elevator at Trump Towers was there to be interviewed for the job. Mr. Trumps problem is that everyone being mentioned either knows little about the job or has more detractors than supporters outside the interview room. At the outset, former State Department official and U.N. Ambassador John Bolton was assumed to be on the short list. Mr. Bolton is incredibly popular with the conservative base, was a protege of both former Secretary of State James Baker and the late North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, served honorably in the administrations of both Bushes and Ronald Reagan and has, arguably, spent a lifetime preparing for the job.
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Giuliani— ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!
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I am for Bolton with this quote as proof after Trump spoke with the Taiwan government: “Nobody in Beijing DICTATES who we talk to!”
Some people have a problem with that. I don’t.
You can say that again!!
Trump gets HIS message out despite the MSM.
Trump is playing the MSM
sorry - only posted once but got triple results
Please research Bolton. At least do Wikipedia. He is a liar and a total phony NEO CON who was for the IRAQ war!!
Thyt’s ok— Who do you like as SOS?
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HAHA !! Mr superior Trump IS PULLING OUR CHAINS !!
[ keep constantly in the headlines — with anything ]
Seriously, what a WISE thing to do — talk with any and all who have opinions of value.
Sure. Who do you support?
Yep
Trump has time... if it doesn’t feel right - work on some of the other picks and come back to this on later.
The choice has to be strong enough not to be pushed around by State... that’s not a small order. Then there’s all the other stuff...
I am 100% with Giuliani. 110% or Kellyanne Conway!!
I could support Guliani as well.
You are right. The funny thing is that SOS sets zero policy- none. SOS is a messenger.
Rudy and Bolton both look like they may be strong enuf to clean the filth out of the Snake Department, with Bolton the more job- knowledgeable. It’s obviously not my decision to take but I bet president Trump picks one of these people. Romney can maybe serve the country best by retiring.
SOS is a messenger. But please— get a supporter!! Don’t put a NEOCON as SOS— He will ignore the president and do global crap!! Bolton is a total phony. He makes this panted statement which is beyond obsequious to obfuscate his total revulsion to everything we stand for. Fox is full of the GOPe frauds like Karl ROVE!! get them off our screens!!
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