Lou Dobbs was complaining of the news that Marc Short has returned to the administration, in the form of Mike Pence’s new chief of staff. Pence gave up his chief of staff to Trump in some position, I think. Is that right?
Dobbs labeled Short as a KOCH BROTHERS guy and didn’t like the news one bit. Made me wonder if Jared had a hand? Who knows.
Seems several things fall into place and then one thing doesn’t, and makes no sense for the health of the presidency.
I never heard of him and did a quick search, I’ll post links and snips. I wonder what “diminishing returns” in the wiki snip means.
Short, who left the White House in June of 2018, will replace Nick Ayers, who resigned earlier this year.
Short previously served as Pence’s chief of staff when the vice president was in the House and worked on his staff during the 2016 campaign.
As White House legislative director, he worked closely with Congress on President Trump’s tax bill in 2017 and the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
After leaving the White House, Short joined a consulting firm, was a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs and appeared on CNN as a contributor.
“Marc helped Miller Center scholars and UVA students better understand the Trump administration from multiple angles, giving us a clear-eyed insider’s view of a White House operation that is often difficult to grasp – including both the administration’s accomplishments and controversies,” the Miller Center said in a statement. “He did so with a spirit of honesty and collegiality that is essential to civil discourse.”
His appointment comes as the Trump campaign announced a round of hires Tuesday to gear up for the 2020 election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Short
Marc Short (born March 3, 1970) is a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and a contributor for CNN. He previously served as the White House Director of Legislative Affairs for President Trump; Chief of Staff for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison; Chief of Staff for the House Republican Conference; and President of Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce. Beginning in March 2019, Short will be serving as the Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence.[1]
Career
Short served as finance director for Oliver North’s unsuccessful 1994 Senate campaign in Virginia. He then worked as spokesperson and executive director for The Freedom Alliance. Short was also the executive director of Young America’s Foundation.[3] In 1998, the group purchased the Reagan Ranch in California,[4] with the intention of using it for leadership seminars for college students. Short managed the property with his wife and got his start in fundraising from conservative donors.[3] The Shorts then returned to Virginia, where he received his MBA from the University of Virginia.[2]
Following his graduation, Short was hired as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. He then worked for Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, eventually becoming her chief of staff. When Hutchison ran for Governor of Texas, Short started working for then-Congressman Mike Pence, who named him chief of staff for the House Republican Conference in 2009. He remained in the position until 2011.[2] Short was then hired by Freedom Partners, a non-profit, 501(c)(6) chamber of commerce located in Arlington, Virginia that is largely funded by Charles and David Koch. He served as the organization’s President from 2011 to 2016.[2] In February 2016, Short left his position at Freedom Partners to start his own consulting firm. Among his clients were Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign and Pence’s Indiana gubernatorial campaign.[2] Pence eventually withdrew from the gubernatorial race to become Trump’s running mate. On June 16, 2016, Short was named Communications Advisor to then Vice Presidential candidate Pence.[5][6][7]
President Trump named Short the Director of Legislative Affairs on January 4, 2017.[8]
Short announced he would leave the White House post in the summer of 2018, citing “diminishing returns” of pushing President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Soooo...looked up the Miller Center:
Looks pretty nasty, it pushes climate change, and has this greasy feel of smarmy gobbledlygookdom.
Issues and Policies:
A bio of Edward Kennedy, The future of the Democratic Party, and a lot of other stuff. Seems to try to hide what their viewpoint is.
Page of “Experts”, tons of ‘em and never heard of any of ‘em. No time to search more at the moment. But since Marc Short was or is connected to this, it would be interesting to find out more about the Miller Center. So far it looks extremely derpish.
https://millercenter.org/issues-policy
Their “experts”:
https://millercenter.org/experts
Trump is a lot better at handling his presidency than Dobbs.
Lou Dobbs was complaining of the news that Marc Short has returned to the administration, in the form of Mike Pence’s new chief of staff.
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I have read lots of articles about Pence’s ties to Kochs. Trusting politicians is a sure way to be disappointed, hence other than President, I remain skeptical of any that have served for any length of time.