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Congress reacts to Trump's 'Mad Dog' Mattis pick
The Washington Examiner ^
| December 1, 2016
| Anna Giaritelli
Posted on 12/01/2016 7:33:42 PM PST by kevcol
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To: LUV W
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posted on
12/01/2016 10:36:30 PM PST
by
Mjreagan
To: Genoa
Good point and by the same token George Washington, Ulysses S Grant and the Dwight David Eisenhower were all generals prior to becoming commanders-in-chief.
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posted on
12/01/2016 10:37:16 PM PST
by
nathanbedford
(attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
To: Mjreagan
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posted on
12/01/2016 10:55:50 PM PST
by
luvie
(There is no global anthem, no global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one country, America.)
To: LUV W
“Eisenhower was a general. :)”
It may not be true any longer but it used to be that the most common previous profession for presidents was a general.
Let me see how many I can name
Washington
Van Buren
Jackson
Tyler
Buchanan?
Grant
T Roosevelt
Eisenhower
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posted on
12/01/2016 10:57:02 PM PST
by
Fai Mao
(PIAPS for Prison 2016)
To: Fai Mao
You did good! Eisenhower was the first one that came to my mind. :)
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:00:24 PM PST
by
luvie
(There is no global anthem, no global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one country, America.)
To: kevcol
Well, if Gillibrand is opposed to him, then I KNOW Trump made a great choice.
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:03:44 PM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: EagleUSA
You have to wonder about McCan’s position.
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:08:48 PM PST
by
Lisbon1940
(No full-term Governors!)
To: goldstategop
Our Left regards the military as the perfect skinner box to indoctrinate our patriots according to their utopian vision. Consider what they do along the educational ladder from kindergarten through postgraduate work and we see the left attempting to exploit every such institution for mind control such as those constrained by law in the military or who are too young to fight back in schools which they are compelled to attend .
The left exploit top-down institutions such as the military where they need merely utter a regulation and where they can reasonably expect to have it enforced. How much easier than being forced to rely on suasion in civil society.
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:25:50 PM PST
by
nathanbedford
(attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
To: goldstategop
She needs to learn that Donald J. Trump is the Commander in Chief of the Military and he is a civilian. Mattis is his pick as is Flynn. You don’t lose your citizenship because you WERE in the Military. George Washington is the shining example.
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:30:42 PM PST
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
To: okie01
What are the benefits of this law, rule, or whatever this requirement is called?
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:41:57 PM PST
by
HollyB
To: MinuteGal
How about Andrew Jackson, a General and US President, Teddy Roosevelt also comes to mind along with San Juan Hill and his stint in the White House. Any others?
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:43:37 PM PST
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
To: kevcol
Gillibrand needs to first have a talk with her fellow New Yorker, Hillary, about respecting democracy.
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posted on
12/01/2016 11:43:38 PM PST
by
HollyB
To: okie01
So then, you do agree that he can be appointed.
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posted on
12/02/2016 12:36:52 AM PST
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Enchante
He was both, at different times!
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posted on
12/02/2016 12:39:48 AM PST
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: kevcol
Amazing. A defense department that is run by someone who actually KNOWS what the military needs instead of what he thinks it needs based on some academic papers
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posted on
12/02/2016 1:20:36 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
To: MtnClimber
Interesting that a democrat is suddenly concerned about complying with our laws.
To: JohnBrowdie; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; justiceseeker93; Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; ...
the waiver isnt required, because the infringement upon the presidents authority to nominate whomever he chooses is almost certainly unconstitutionalQuite possibly. What do you think Auh?
While such a provision barring recent Military retirees from the position would laudable in some third world hellhole prone to military dictatorship, it seems to be entirely unnecessary and counter-productive here. A former General seems like the most qualified person for the job.
Gillibrand is toad.
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posted on
12/02/2016 2:50:09 AM PST
by
Impy
(Toni Preckwinkle for Ambassador to the Sun)
To: EagleUSA
She is stupid, uninformed, and ignorant. But she is a liberal.Redundant. She is stupid, uninformed and ignorant, which is another way of saying she is a liberal. [wink] :)
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posted on
12/02/2016 3:11:06 AM PST
by
Avalon Memories
(Deplorables of the world, unite!)
To: JohnBrowdie
Wait until after Trump’s swearing in. Write the bill, fast track it, use reconciliation, pass and sign it in a couple weeks total. The reason for 7 years between active duty and civilian job in DOD? To prevent counter reaction to social change experiments, to prevent lobby connections, and to prevent vendetta replacements. 7 years was an arbitrary number longer than the term of any elected US office. 4 years will be just fine. The length of a presidency seems more than enough separation.
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posted on
12/02/2016 4:02:29 AM PST
by
xzins
To: MtnClimber
“I think Gillibrand is a special kind of stupid.”
Not that special, she has “company” in the Senate, Patty Murray and Debbie Stabenow. Ayotte is going so she doesn’t count. Collectively, these women don’t have a single brain cell between them.
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