So Many Options, Yet Donald Trump Picks the Ugly - by Nicholas Kristof

[DonViejo]

Early signs of what the Trump administration may look like: A man associated with white supremacy and misogyny will be White House chief strategist; a man rejected for a judgeship because of alleged racism will be attorney general; and an Islamophobe who has taken money from Moscow will be national security adviser. No, this is not satire.

I’ve repeatedly noted that my side lost this election, that elections have consequences, and that President-Elect Donald Trump should be given a chance. He seems intent on blowing that chance.

The announcement that Trump has recruited Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser is particularly alarming. Flynn is smart and knows the world very well, but he was fired from his last government job for incompetence. Worse, he today is regarded by many Republican and Democratic foreign policy specialists as a kook. It’s all complicated. Flynn had a brilliant military career and did an outstanding job in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five years ago, he was widely admired as the best intelligence officer of his generation.

Then President Obama nominated Flynn to become director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and he began to unravel. He turned out to be a catastrophic manager. Colin Powell, former secretary of state, explained in hacked emails why Flynn was fired: “abusive with staff, didn’t listen, worked against policy, bad management.” Powell added that ever since, Flynn has been “right-wing nutty.”

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Yes, he picks the ugly ones. Why?

Maybe he's too stupid to realize how bad they are.......

Or maybe it's just because he can choose them, knowing they'll horrify us...

Or...........who knows?

I do know that he will harm the country and probably in ways we haven't figured out yet.

[bdamomma]

8. His agenda will move very quickly

he will start a war align himself with Putin throw this world into a world war. He wants to be a war time President he will have unprecedented war time powers where he can do anything he wants. The American people are going to be his last priority. He will be doing everything and anything. He can stop the Internet too.....he is a sick sick man.

[andym]

2. He's probably under the sway of Steve Bannon

These appointments have Bannon's fingerprints all over them. Romney would be an exception, might be the influence of Priebus.

[UTUSN]

3. Who expected otherwise? n/t

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. No one wants to work for him.

The good, competent people are running for the door en mass. They want no part of this train wreck.

[JonLP24]

5. It is scary

Especially with all the powers at their disposal.

[librechik]

6. an embarrassment of douches. (duces, i.e. Mussolinini) n/t

[etherealtruth]

7. KAKISTOCRACY