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Liberty Belle

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5. There's a mistake on that list: Puzder withdrew his nomination for Labor;

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 01:33 AM

Mar 2017

The new nominee pending confirmation is ALexander Acosta who has been both an Obama and Bush appointee for other posts; he has headed up civil rights under the Justice Dept. and would be the first Hispanic appointed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta

None of these are good but he might be one of the least objectional ones on the list at least on civil rights issues.

Mattis is at least sane.

The rest, at least in the top 10, are awful.

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This is a question for those who can explain how the next in line is determined. [View all] Doreen Mar 2017 OP

Current list lapfog_1 Mar 2017 #1

Thank you for the info. Doreen Mar 2017 #4

There's a mistake on that list: Puzder withdrew his nomination for Labor; Liberty Belle Mar 2017 #5

What's the point? truebluegreen Mar 2017 #2

As I said I was curious. Doreen Mar 2017 #3

It's VP, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tem gopiscrap Mar 2017 #6

Uh, yeah, Ya think. Doreen Mar 2017 #7