marcus903
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Just curious.
Just curious.
Probably not a good idea. While I am not sure it should be explicitly illegal, I think any president who did it would pay a tremendous political price doing so.
Like JFK appointing his brother as Attorney General and also in charge of CIA special operations like over seeing the assassination attempts of Fidel Castro ?
I'm more concerned with Obama appointing second rate and incompetent people to cabinet post.
I'm more concerned with Obama appointing second rate and incompetent people to cabinet post.
Probably not a good idea. While I am not sure it should be explicitly illegal, I think any president who did it would pay a tremendous political price doing so.
Although JFK appointed his brother Bobby as AG without political ramifications, the country wasn't experiencing the rabid, irrational, hate-filled partisan divide it's experiencing now. Also, I could see a hypothetical President Hillary appointing Bill to her cabinet without much blowback... except for republicans, who would wail about anybody any democratic president wanted to appoint.
(Also, the same goes for democrats and republican presidents... this announcement cheerfully made to stave off hate mail. )
Edit: Oops, someone beat me to my hypothetical... lol. Damn, I'm always late to the party!
Just curious.
Cabinet members need senate confirmation, so I hope they actually do such a qualification process.Is the relative qualified?
as I am with second rate and incompetent people posting on these threads ... but give Obama a break ... look at the tough act he had to follow ... How do you even come close to a Rumsfeld?
Yes, this administration is a complete joke.unfortunately, Obama is becoming competitive in this measure
to the shrub's rumsfield we had panetta
to the discredited gonzales we have the inept holder
treasury was no improvement
kerry at sec state - excuse me!!!!!!
and in the smaller agencies Obama's appointees have been even worse
he is a terrible judge of talent
what is found is that those who got him elected were not the right selections to manage government departments
Able to - yes. Is it a good idea, with rare exception - no.
lol...are you trying to infer that billy carter would not have been an excellent secretary of state. Such a diplomat
Yes, this administration is a complete joke.
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