John: I know you get your hair on fire (well, you don’t appear to have much hair, so maybe it’s not THAT on fire) about Trump. But aren’t there some political and electoral realities to his cabinet nominations specifically? You take to task senators who don’t stand up to Trump and block his more problematic nominees. I think we should cut these senators a little slack. First, you can’t die on every hill. Second, shouldn’t we start with the default position that a president is elected by the public, and in this case by a majority as well? Any president should be given at least the benefit of the doubt to form a cabinet team to his preferences.
Great stuff, thanks John.
Thanks Rick!
John: I know you get your hair on fire (well, you don’t appear to have much hair, so maybe it’s not THAT on fire) about Trump. But aren’t there some political and electoral realities to his cabinet nominations specifically? You take to task senators who don’t stand up to Trump and block his more problematic nominees. I think we should cut these senators a little slack. First, you can’t die on every hill. Second, shouldn’t we start with the default position that a president is elected by the public, and in this case by a majority as well? Any president should be given at least the benefit of the doubt to form a cabinet team to his preferences.