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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:36 PM Nov 2016

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Congress may try to fake some respectability by blocking one of Trump's cabinet picks

If he picks Palin for Dept of Vets Affairs or Sheriff Uncle Ruckus for Homeland Security, those would be the most likely stances.

If those are the picks and they both get through, not only will Congress have lost all credibility (including the fake kind), but those departments will be scandalized for as long as Trump's in office.

My bet is that Congress will be too spineless to block either of them. Which means that the game will be on.

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Congress may try to fake some respectability by blocking one of Trump's cabinet picks (Original Post) MrScorpio Nov 2016 OP

"Sheriff Uncle Ruckus" hatrack Nov 2016 #1

People fail to realize that congressional republicans will always defer to Trump Renew Deal Nov 2016 #2

No way will they block an African American and female yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #3

Nah. We'll hear how a president deserves the cabinet of his choice. Solly Mack Nov 2016 #4

hatrack

(59,584 posts)

1. "Sheriff Uncle Ruckus"

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:38 PM

Nov 2016

Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)

2. People fail to realize that congressional republicans will always defer to Trump

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:03 PM

Nov 2016

They will never stand up to him. He is also a blank slate so he will do whatever THEY want

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. No way will they block an African American and female

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:06 PM

Nov 2016

Maybe after blocking every other candidate first.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)

4. Nah. We'll hear how a president deserves the cabinet of his choice.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:07 PM

Nov 2016

No matter how bad it is for the country.

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