Sanders mum on spot in Biden Cabinet

[left-of-center2012]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday was noncommittal on whether he would accept an appointment within President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.

“I talk to the Biden administration. I want to do my best in whatever capacity, as a senator or in the administration, to protect the working families of this country,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

Sanders earlier suggested he might be willing to serve as Labor secretary in a Biden administration.
"If I had a portfolio that allowed me to stand up and fight for working families, would I do it? Yes, I would,” he said last week.

Link to tweet

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/526068-sanders-mum-on-spot-in-biden-cabinet

[CincyDem]

1. Made me wonder: Sanders' mum has an opinion on Biden's cabinet? How old is she. lol n/t

[LAS14]

2. For a moment I thought Sanders' mother was being considered. nt

[Iggo]

3. That's it then! Sanders has lost my vote!

Oh, wait a second...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. If he joins the cabinet, he'll be replaced by a Republican in the Senate.

Wouldn't the Republican governor get to pick a replacement? Or would they have a special election?

[Demsrule86]

5. GOP governor picks. And I am against any Senator unless they are in a deep blue state

going into the cabinet...certainly anyone with a GOP governor should be a no go.

[Mopar151]

6. Phil Scott is not your average Republican.

More Ike, Less Bush, hold the Rove.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Ok, so maybe he'd pick a reasonable, moderate, Republican.

It's still a seat. Still one more tool for McConnell.

[Demsrule86]

8. It is about the numbers. I don't give a damn what sort of GOP he picks...NO and NO.

[Demsrule86]

9. Also, he has suggested an independent but an independent could caucus with the GOP so again no.

We need the numbers.

[Demsrule86]

10. And for the rccord I hate IKE who launched operation wetback... I will never understand

how a state can go for Biden for so much and still elect a repug governor.

[Mopar151]

12. They voted the man, not the party.

Vermont wishes it were not broke, and out of room on how much more it can bond. Phil was a longtime Leiutenant Governor,(part time job in Vt.) partner in a construction company, and a winning stock car racer (most recently Memorial Day 2019).

His Democratic opponent is an organic farmer who is open to discussion about "vaccine choice". Vermonters I know refer to those folk as "crunchy granolas".

[empedocles]

11. Wonder where Sanders is at here?

Senate seats are priceless

[Mopar151]

13. Beating the drum a bit - how Bernie does it.

Seniority and committee assignments are worth too much in the Senate, and Bernie knows he can kick ass there. Joe can hand off an issue like the "living wage" to Bernie, like bringing in the "clutch man" in drag racing. Bernie has also long been an advocate of "postal banking", and he can lend a voice on that.