Biden expected to nominate Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary later this week

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Tom Vilsack to lead the Department of Agriculture, two sources familiar with the matter said.

One source tells CNN that the announcement could come later this week.

Vilsack served as agriculture secretary for the entirety of President Barack Obama's time in the White House. He was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate in January 2009, and served in that post until he stepped down in 2017 shortly before President Donald Trump took office.

If Vilsack is ultimately selected, he would be the latest example of how President-elect Joe Biden is filling his Cabinet and surrounding himself with longtime advisers, loyal supporters or experts in their respective fields with whom he has a great degree of comfort.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-expected-to-nominate-tom-vilsack-as-agriculture-secretary-later-this-week/ar-BB1bKUI8?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

[SharonClark]

1. Vilsack is a good solid choice.

[SMC22307]

2. "Experts in their respective fields"... what a novel idea! (n/t)

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Christ. Vilsack has an ugly history with racist actions both within the department and in USDA

policy.

He also tried to push a plan that would speed up lines at poultry plants, which worker groups had to spend time fighting.

[DFW]

4. Vilsack knows the subject as well as anyone

From Governor of Iowa to Secretary of Agriculture under Obama-Biden for 8 mostly uncontroversial years. Biden could have done worse for this position.

[markpkessinger]

5. With two George Senate seats on the line, this nomination is the worst possible choice!

Vilsack is the guy who fired Shirley Sherrod -- who is a civil rights legend in Georgia -- after Breitbart published selectively and deceptively edited video of an address she gave to the NAACP. With the Georgia seats on the line, this is possibly the WORST person he could possibly nominate! What the hell is he thinking?

[UTUSN]

6. Joy REID went into this. Yea, an unforced error.

[Elwood P Dowd]

7. This will royally piss of thousands of African American voters in Georgia.

Could give the repukes both senate seats.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. How so?

[Elwood P Dowd]

9. They are still mad at him for firing Shirley Sherrod

for a speech she made at the NAACP convention.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. So you're spokesperson for black people from Georgia

[Elwood P Dowd]

11. No, but the civil rights advocates on Joy's show tonight sure seemd to be.

They are not happy campers.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Nearly 90 percent of Black women voters in Georgia say they're likely to vote in runoffs: survey

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142645974