Posted on 12/03/2016 6:22:37 AM PST by Kaslin
Obama's cabinet picks had one thing in common: they were all ideological leftists who fell in line with the president's thinking. Most of them not only thought like Obama, but shared the same background. They were so-called intellectuals educated at elite universities in the Northeast, held advanced degrees, and had no idea whatsoever how the real world operated.
The ineffectual Obama cabinet included Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. After bringing chaos to Libya, Syria, Egypt, Bahrain, and Iraq and executing a failed "reset" with Vladimir Putin, Clinton was replaced by the equally inept John Kerry. Both Clinton and Kerry operated as extensions of Obama's fantasy of befriending our enemies and dissing our friends. Eight years later, our enemies disdain us, while our friends doubt our resolve.
In 2010, US News and World Report named Obama's five worst cabinet members. Remember Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (replaced by Jacob Lew)? How about Janet Napolitano in Homeland Security (replaced by Jeh Johnson)? And Attorney General Eric Holder (replaced by the equally sycophantic Loretta Lynch), Labor Secretary Hilda Solis (replaced by more radical Thomas Perez), and Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan (replaced by Julián Castro)?
These were only just a few of the Obama ideologues who populated the original cabinet and led to the failed jobs recovery, the undermining of the rule of law, the depletion of our military, and a swath of terrorist attacks on our homeland. Their replacements were no improvement. Economic growth did not return in Obama's second term, and America is more vulnerable than ever.
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From a cabinet comprised solely of Government elite and academics to one comprised wholly of professionals and exerts in their fields.
This my friends is how you run the United States of America, essentially the largest company in the world.
Well said. Can’t wait to see Trump in office and in operation.
Main question so far is lack of balance of Main Street on economic team vs Wall Street. Maybe that will be addressed at Deputy level.
From Jan. 20th, everything is going UP! America is about to take off and fly again. The world will soon respect us again.
When the previous administration balance was so heavily weighed against the American people, a skew toward the financial sector is fine. These are people who know how reality operates and how to turn around a floundering ship.
This problem extended to lowest levels of the regime. I remember hearing about a low level member of the administration whose sole qualification was that he drove a van during Obama campaign.
I don’t disagree with his selections but if most of the top economic team is Wall Street focused that is bad news for small business and small banks.
What ever happened to all those czars Obama brought on board?
Unlike career politicians, true professionals don’t “consult” with lobbyists before making decisions....
The only adult was Robert Gates.
The spin from the left is they are oligarchs, ideologues and generals. Jeez.
They are starting in on mad dog because he has never been married...and that means...etc
He’s a mad monk, like Rasputin.
That should be a plus for the leftists.
Seriously, I don't know how people with long careers in the military can sustain a family. Military spouses are effectively single parents for long periods.
Mattis probably saw all the broken relationships around him, and didn't want to go through that.
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