Richard Grenell
Posted on 02/20/2020 6:11:52 AM PST by EyesOfTX
President Donald Trump (I still never tire of typing those three glorious words) loves to make history. He’s really good at it – better than anyone, in fact.
Last night, the President decided to make another piece of history that all of his predecessors in office, from the most conservative Republican to the most leftist Democrat, have taken a pass on doing:
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump I am pleased to announce that our highly respected Ambassador to Germany, @RichardGrenell, will become the Acting Director of National Intelligence. Rick has represented our Country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him. I would like to thank Joe Maguire....
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Thus, Ambassador Grenell will become the first openly gay man to serve in a cabinet position. Ever.
Now, that’s not why Grenell was chosen for this job – the President picks his people based on their skills and qualifications, not on their identities in some minority group or another. Mr. Grenell is completely qualified for this post and would no doubt perform extremely well in it.
But isn’t it interesting that, for all of his lip service towards supporting the priorities of the LGBTQ community, an all of his open efforts to select a cabinet that, in his words, “looks like America,” Barack Hussein Obama his own self took a complete pass for 8 long years on setting this bit of history? Obama didn’t do it because he’s a standard politician whose every move is dictated by polling and focus group data, and he feared making this particular move might cause his public approval rating to tick down a point or two.
Trump is doing it because, well, he’s Trump, and because, in his judgment, Grenell is the best person available for the job.
But Grenell had better be girded for a fight, because, in order to become the permanent Director of National Intelligence (DNI), he must be confirmed by the Senate. And being confirmed by the Senate means that he must first obtain a majority vote in the Senate Committee on Intelligence (SCI), which has proven itself over the last 3 years to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Deep State.
From GOP Chairman Richard Burr to Democrat ranking member Mark Warner, and all up and down its roster, this committee is filled to the gills with Deep State hacks who are intent on keeping the DNI position in full possession of the professional Administrative State. That transparent goal is why the members of the SCI overtly killed President Trump’s nomination of Texas GOP congressman John Ratcliffe to fill the post last summer, precisely because Ratcliffe is viewed as an independent actor who is actually supportive of the President’s policies and goals.
Now, we have just gone through several months of Democrats, RINOs and the corrupt news media telling us that professionals in America’s diplomatic corps are all superheroes who simply must be honored, respected and perhaps even worshiped for their service. These people have been portrayed as beyond reproach, and certainly beyond criticism from mere mortals.
Yeah, you won’t be hearing any similar rhetoric about Mr. Grenell. What we will no doubt suddenly hear instead is how someone who has spent years in two major posts at the State Department just doesn’t possess the judgment or mysterious skills needed to run the Intelligence Community (IC). And it won’t just be Grenell’s qualifications that will be assaulted here: While RINOs like Burr and others sitting on the SCI will focus on that area, the media and Democrats will go after his character as well, exactly as they are in the process of doing with Attorney General William Barr.
This is how the card-carrying members of the Deep State attack anyone they perceive to be a threat. Make no mistake about this: Getting a true Trump loyalist into the DNI job would represent a clear and present danger to the Deep State’s continued existence.
That’s because it was the IC under Barack Obama that organized the illegal spying efforts on the Trump Campaign in 2015-16, and led the effort to fix that election. All the deep, dirty secrets remaining related to those operations and so many others are buried deep within the bowels of the IC.
So, we’re about to see a war over Grenell’s appointment starting today. If President Trump wants him to fill the position for more than the 180 days in which he can serve as Acting DNI, it’s going to take all of his influence and the influence of Mitch McConnell as well to make it happen.
Making temporary history is fairly easy for a President, like Trump, who is unafraid of the media and the polls. Making that history permanent, though, is going to become a vicious fight.
That is all.
The last thing that the Den-of-rats Party wants is for the Republican Party to “evolve” on gay and women’s rights. They hate being beaten to the punch. Destroys their narrative.
Burr and Warner belong in jail.
Yep, in the Liberal world, you are only a black, woman or a gay, if you are liberal. Conservatives belonging to those groups don’t count.
Just look how they treat Clarence Thomas.
McConnell needs to replace Burr.
Grenell is a brilliant patriot and I say that despite the fact that I am a devout Christian. His skills out weigh his sexual defect.
I've got nothing against Grenell but the law creating the position of DNI says:
"Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise."
Blackmon argues that having two jobs at State qualifies him but I'm not sure the Senate will agree.
“Mr. Grenell is completely qualified for this post”
Horseshit. You can’t compartmentalize mental illness. It slops over into every other area.
No sodomite is qualified for any position of responsibility.
“Grenell is a brilliant patriot and I say that despite the fact that I am a devout Christian. His skills out weigh his sexual defect.”
I’m not familiar (in ANY way) with Grenell. If Trump picked him (the next gen Trump), then I’m okay with it.
Many/most would think that I am anti-gay. I AM! I oppose that lifestyle, I vehemently oppose their political agenda, I’m saddened that, without repentance, they will all spend eternity in hell. I find their sexual activities DISGUSTING! The promotion of this lifestyle is destroying our society.
Having said all that, what people do in the privacy of their bedrooms is none of my business.
I believe “don’t ask, don’t tell” was a great policy. STAY in your closet! ANY “promoting” of this lifestyle/agenda is destructive to our country. IT’S NOT OKAY.
I would not oppose Grenell’s appointment to THIS post because of his confusion over his sexuality. I don’t see where it conflicts with this job. If he is well qualified for this position, and President Trump wants him for this job, I am NOT opposed.
Watch these mean-spirited hypocrites attack Grenell for being gay.
They are already going after him on TWITter.
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