Henry Chinaski
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i'm not going to be stoked if Joe brings out a lot of dead wood or Barry-era technocrats.
i'm not going to be stoked if Joe brings out a lot of dead wood or Barry-era technocrats.
I'd expect a lot of Barry era cabinet members. Also remember that the composition of the senate is going to make a big difference as to who he can get through. If it's 50, he can get anyone through. If it's 48 or 49, he'll need a Pub vote or 2. I wouldn't be surprised if some of his nominations don't get through because Moscow Mitch is playing hardball. And the problem is Joe won't know what that number is going to be when he puts out some of his nominations in December because the GA runoff is 1/5/21.
LOL. Mitch will claim a president relying on "acting" secretaries is unprecedented and a threat to our democracy.
LOL. Mitch will claim a president relying on "acting" secretaries is unprecedented and a threat to our democracy.
This is not a problem, or shouldn't be. If Moscow Mitch wants to play hardball on a nominee, Biden should make them an "acting" secretary and dare Mitch to bitch, and flog Mitch publicly for being obstructionist. Mitch hasn't a leg to stand on since he's let Trump get away with that dodge for 4 years. If Biden allows his agencies to be crippled by Senate obstructionism, he has no one to blame but himself.
Acting secretaries, by law, currently have to be in a senate-confirmed position, which limits Biden’s options considerably.
Meaning, a deputy secretary that was previously confirmed by the senate can step in and serve as an acting secretary. Or a secretary in another department that was already confirmed can come over to act.
Sure, but how many of the current senate-confirmed people would Biden even want in his administration, let alone as a acting cabinet secretary.
Why is Mayor Pete qualified to be UN Ambassador ? Have we vetted the mayors of places like Toledo and Grand Junction ?
I'd be good with Susan Rice or Sam Power as SoS.
I saw a different speculation that had Hillary as UN Ambassador.