Trump team eyes Scott Brown for Veterans Affairs secretary

nypost.com ^ | Nov. 18, 2016 | Daniel Halper and Carl Campanile

[PROCON]

Scott Brown is being considered for Veterans Affairs secretary — a position the former Massachusetts Republican senator says he would accept if offered.

“The VA is in trouble. Soldiers are dying while waiting, employee morale is low and it needs to be fixed,” Brown told The Post in an email.

“Having served for 35 years in military, last 4 years at Pentagon, serving on Armed Services, Veterans and working on these issues for decades, it would be a great challenge to fix and a great honor to serve if asked. Time will tell,” he added.

Brown, who moved a couple years ago to New Hampshire to run for Senate there, was an early and instrumental supporter of Trump before the first-in-the-nation primary there.

[Ueriah]

I too would serve IF ASKED.

[ro_dreaming]

The Houston VA is pretty good. No complaints from this Navy vet.

[SkyPilot]

Don't like him - too weak for the job.

[Gene Eric]

Scott Brown Votes with Democrats (Again) on Cloture
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2467598/posts

[PROCON]

Brown isn't perfect but he is a veteran and a patriot.

If Trump picks him will you complain?

[Gene Eric]

Ben Carson wanted our vote for his candidacy to POTUS -- but, he recently made the following statement regarding his non-interest in a cabinet position:

    It is vital to have independent voices of reason and reconciliation

Given his run for POTUS, perhaps the good doctor would at least consider the less glamorous, yet serious position of Veterans Affairs.

[Gene Eric]

Relax, noob. I’m not complaining.

[PROCON]

OMG, you called me the "N" word!

Going to my safe space now.

[PROCON]

Do you have a preferred candidate for VA Secretary?

[patro]

I certainly can’t argue with that. I especially enjoyed his ideas at his Easter Breakfast speech for replacing Obolacare.

[KavMan]

If TRUMP has to give DBag Mitt a job then give him the VA job & let him fix it!

[garjog]

But then don’t we lose a vote in the Senate? MA will replace him with a rat, won’t they?

[eyedigress]

Scott Brown would be the correct choice.

Might even wake up Boston.

[eyedigress]

He should offer him an advisory position reporting to Gingrich.

[angry elephant]

Didn’t he (Scott Brown) actually come through on Obamacare (as the vote to stop it), but then the Democrats passed it anyway using reconciliation?

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I think they rushed the vote through right before Brown was officially a senator so that he could not vote.

[eyedigress]

Not correct. Brown caused reconciliation.

[Pollster1]

Has ANYONE heard Trump say this???

It is likely either a trial balloon from Team Trump to see if Brown would be well-received and if there are skeletons they have not found, or just Brown's supporters trying to get their man's name into consideration. Either way, if you know Brown, it's worth speaking up. Trump's people read FR, and it's to America's advantage for us to take plausible nominations seriously.

[RitaOK]

I expect Scott Brown would be good.

Honestly had been thinking ROMNEY, if he just must be brought in at all, and considering that he turned around the US Olympics to great applause by all.

[RitaOK]

I expect Scott Brown would be good.

Honestly had been thinking ROMNEY, if he just must be brought in at all, and considering that he turned around the US Olympics to great applause by all.

[JediJones]

I’d like to serve the Trump administration in whatever capacity I could be most effective.

Right now that appears to be bloviating on FR.