For those who may not remember, the Bush/Cheney team, in 2001, had what many considered an All-Star Team of foreign policy advisors when their Administration began. Colin Powell was the Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice was the National Security Advisor. Donald Rumsfeld, who had been the Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford, took that … Read more
This is going to be an interesting four years. When he was President the first time, Mr. Trump contented himself with hiring mostly a B team Cabinet and Executive Branch staff. Over time, they became a C and D team as many hires were either driven out or resigned because they either could not stomach … Read more
Not sworn in yet but Arizona House Congressional District (CD) Three Representative-Elect Yassamin Ansari is making her views known on some of Donald Trump’s MAGA-Project 2025 choices to lead cabinet posts and other Executive Branch positions. On Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Matt Gaetz, the Representative-Elect posted: On the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more
Florida Representative Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. National Guardsmen Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for Homeland Security. Tulsi Gabbard for National Intelligence Director. These are several of the cabinet picks Mr. Donald Trump has made since winning the Presidency last week. This is definitely not the best and brightest. It … Read more
With the withdrawals of Tom Steyer on Saturday, Pete Buttigieg on Sunday, and Amy Klobuchar today (Monday,) the Democratic Primary Race has shrunk to five candidates. Actually, four because Tulsi Gabbard has largely been a nonfactor for several months. The race for the Democratic Nomination now pits two more liberal progressive candidates (Elizabeth Warren and … Read more