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Glorfindel

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1. We need her brilliance in the Senate if not as President

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2019, 10:45 PM

May 2019

The Secretary of the Treasury is a mostly ceremonial position with no real power to implement anything. The Secretary of the Treasury can make suggestions and give speeches, but the real power resides in the Federal Reserve. Removing powerful Senators and governors from important positions and putting them in cabinet posts with no power is a terrible mistake.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Eliz Warren for TREASURY Secretary, [View all] elleng May 2019 OP

We need her brilliance in the Senate if not as President Glorfindel May 2019 #1

Agreed... she needs to be in the Senate. (Unless we have a 75/25 majority.) NurseJackie May 2019 #16

if she doesn't win the nomination we need her brilliance in the Senate INdemo May 2019 #2

We need her brilliance on the ticket!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #3

I am sure liking her run and a lot of our educated twenty somethings are solidly getting behind FreeBe May 2019 #4

She is one at the top of my list, watoos May 2019 #5

But she can't be President AND Treasury Secretary. pnwmom May 2019 #6

If she's not President, I'm not sure we should lose her Senate seat for Treasury More_Cowbell May 2019 #7

She is running for President Dems2002 May 2019 #8

Do NOT accuse me of sexism. elleng May 2019 #9

I shared what it felt like to me Dems2002 Jun 2019 #17

Agreed kcr May 2019 #14

Elizabeth Warren for Senator from Mass Green Line May 2019 #10

Now That's a scary thought! DesertRat May 2019 #11

for a very short time dsc May 2019 #15

President of the United States! Men have f'd up this country enough. YOHABLO May 2019 #12

she is running for President and even if she doesn't end up nominee the Senate is better JI7 May 2019 #13

If she's not on the ticket, we need her in the Senate. Tipperary Jun 2019 #18