The senate and Trump's cabinet choices?

[CathyA]

So.........how likely is it that the Senate will okay all his choices? I'm sure this is extremely uncomfortable for some Republicans there.......even though they voted for/endorsed him.

[Rogar]

I haven't seen anything to suggest any of them will be rejected. Sessions and Pruitt seem to me to be the most controversial. I doubt that Session's racial comments from 30 years ago will be relevent enough to reject him this time. The Denver Post came out today with an editorial urging our senators to reject Pruitt. Maybe some strong public opinion will develop around one or both. Right now the Trump momentum is pretty strong and he will be using his way of persuasive intimidation to at least keep his republican fellows in line.

[LDAHL]

My guess would be that the first showdown between Trump and congressional Republicans will be more likely to involve trade or entitlement reform than appointments.

[bae]

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[CathyA]

That's a good one bae!

[frugal-one]

Trump = Narcissistic demagogue in a Plutocracy society.

[LDAHL]

My guess would be that the first showdown between Trump and congressional Republicans will be more likely to involve trade or entitlement reform than appointments.

Once more, Trump is making me look foolish. It seems an influential group of GOP senators will be opposing Rex Tilllerson for Sec of State.

[JaneV2.0]

I'm sure most of the jackals will be rubber-stamped by Congress.

[frugal-one]

What is your take on his not wanting briefings? He says he is a smart guy..... hard to believe! His interests lie in making more money, I guess. Celebrity Apprentice holds more appeal?

[flowerseverywhere]

We can do something about it. If someone is particularly objectionable you need to carefully articulate your message to everyone you know and get them to flood their senators with their opinion. Email, phone calls, snail mail. Liking something on Facebook or talking about it on a forum might help to clarify an idea, but it won't make a difference.
Light up the switchboards. Make your voice known. Not with name calling or complaints, but with well thought out facts. Especially if you can articulate things that go against the Republican platform. The party does have an agenda that is being lost in the intimidation and bullying tactics. They want to be reelected you know. Don't forget to include Paul Ryan, And the heads of appropriate committees. This tactic does work if you get enough people to do it. Pick out what is the most important and zero in on it. Now is not the time to sit back and say ho,hum. It takes work but you can make a difference.

[Gardnr]

...is some scary shit going on...........:help: who needs an earth though right?

[JaneV2.0]

We can do something about it. If someone is particularly objectionable you need to carefully articulate your message to everyone you know and get them to flood their senators with their opinion. Email, phone calls, snail mail. Liking something on Facebook or talking about it on a forum might help to clarify an idea, but it won't make a difference.
Light up the switchboards. Make your voice known. Not with name calling or complaints, but with well thought out facts. Especially if you can articulate things that go against the Republican platform. The party does have an agenda that is being lost in the intimidation and bullying tactics. They want to be reelected you know. Don't forget to include Paul Ryan, And the heads of appropriate committees. This tactic does work if you get enough people to do it. Pick out what is the most important and zero in on it. Now is not the time to sit back and say ho,hum. It takes work but you can make a difference.

I had slacked off in my letters to Congress, but I'm back at it with a vengeance. I'm not convinced it will make a bit of difference; we're facing a well-funded wall of opposition. The Robber Barons are back in power.

[nswef]

The robber barons for sure! Again let me suggest the book, "How do you kill 11 million people?" by Andy Andrews....Not sure if that's the exact title, but it was the most impressive book I've read in a long time. The strategy has been in use for 20 years...or more! Our news cycle is just too inadequate. I don't see any end in sight or any tempering of news with honest reporting. It's all flash and angst and horror.

[JaneV2.0]

The robber barons for sure! Again let me suggest the book, "How do you kill 11 million people?" by Andy Andrews....Not sure if that's the exact title, but it was the most impressive book I've read in a long time. The strategy has been in use for 20 years...or more! Our news cycle is just too inadequate. I don't see any end in sight or any tempering of news with honest reporting. It's all flash and angst and horror.

I've put the ebook on hold at the library. Thanks.

[Gregg]

...is some scary shit going on...........:help: who needs an earth though right?

Well, if you have the assets you can just buy a new one. Right? (Oops)

[Miss Cellane]

I had slacked off in my letters to Congress, but I'm back at it with a vengeance. I'm not convinced it will make a bit of difference; we're facing a well-funded wall of opposition. The Robber Barons are back in power.


One of the hints I have read since the election is to call your representatives' local office and talk to someone there. It seems that this might have more influence than writing letters. And of course, you can do both, just to make sure.

[Rogar]

I called my Senator's office on a different issue and a real person actually answered the phone. Of course it wasn't the Senator, but the guy said he would pass the message on. Still a little weak, but I had expected to have to leave a message that would just be erased. Maybe that's the way to go these days. When it comes to the cabinet, where do you start? I suppose Sessions and Pruitt? I don't picture putting up a fight against all of them, even though they all came from the same mold.

[frugal-one]

Here are Trump's picks. Make your own conclusion about what it says about him. .... head of WW Wrestling Fed., movie execs, this guy and others are some of the types of people he is picking to head our departments....

http://www.amny.com/news/elections/trump-s-cabinet-top-appointments-vincent-viola-mick-mulvaney-other-final-picks-1.12625129

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/15/trump-cabinet-is-richer-than-the-poorest-third-of-households/21628991/

http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/18/democrats-call-for-federal-probe-into-trumps-energy-department-questionnaire/