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RUMOR: John Bolton to be Named Secretary of State
Red State ^ | 11/14/2015

Posted on 11/14/2016 1:08:16 PM PST by SeekAndFind

This is thin, but it fits into everything that is being said about filling the Secretary of State position.

Source says John Bolton is close to being named Secretary of State, Corker still a remote possibility, Gingrich is out

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) November 14, 2016


Bolton would be an inspired choice both in terms of the temperament needed to turn around a fat, flailing and failing State Department that is more interested in being liked by the right people than in pursuing the nation’s interests and in the message it sends.

State is a byzantine organization with its own personnel regulations and it has traditionally operated as though it was the sole adult in the room and the president, especially when the president was a Republican, was an unruly child. Bolton has caused the Iranians and North Koreans to complain about him in the past and the Democrats filibustered his appointment as UN ambassador. His nomination would be a sign that Trump is serious about foreign policy and that he’s not afraid to make enemies of the right people.


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: bolton; johnbolton; secretaryofstate; trump2016; trumpcabinet; trumptransition
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To: Pinkbell

I doubt Newt would take the gig. But anything is possible, I suppose.


121 posted on 11/14/2016 1:55:20 PM PST by LIConFem ( III)
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To: Crolis

And RIW’s for moving important stuff more quickly through the bureaucratic maze. You have some great ideas. Obviously a fellow Quality Person.


122 posted on 11/14/2016 1:57:09 PM PST by beelzepug (For English press #1; for Spanish, learn English and press #1)
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To: jazminerose

Then who in the world proposed him for Secretary of State—or any other responsible position? Phooey!


123 posted on 11/14/2016 1:57:23 PM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Fhios

“Perhaps some of you have forgotten, Bolton’s wife died on one of the planes during 9/11.”

I think you are thinking of Ted Olson.

Have followed John Bolton since he was the UN Ambassador. He’s a no-nonsense guy.

He would be a great choice to contrast with what we have had for the last 8 years: hiLIARy and kerry, who served in Viet Nam, you know.


124 posted on 11/14/2016 1:58:47 PM PST by FarNorth
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To: Crolis

And RIW’s for moving important stuff more quickly through the bureaucratic maze. You have some great ideas. Obviously a fellow Quality Person.


125 posted on 11/14/2016 1:59:10 PM PST by beelzepug (For English press #1; for Spanish, learn English and press #1)
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To: ConservativeMind

I like a lot of what Bolton says and he still pisses me off just to listen to him.

Probably not a wise choice.


126 posted on 11/14/2016 2:00:51 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (NoHellary)
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To: Honorary Serb

Bolton is not a NeoCon! Far from it. He got into many disagreements with Bush over his foreign policies.


127 posted on 11/14/2016 2:02:08 PM PST by Revelation Concepts
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To: 353FMG

No, he has a much nicer mustache.


128 posted on 11/14/2016 2:02:36 PM PST by beelzepug (For English press #1; for Spanish, learn English and press #1)
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To: Honorary Serb

Bolton is not a neo-con. He is a goldwater conservative and trusted member of Reagan’s justice department who was chosen to guide Antonin Scalia’s appointment through confirmation process.


129 posted on 11/14/2016 2:03:01 PM PST by xzins
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To: xzins

John Bolton in 2007: The EU is a weak, self-absorbed, globalist, statist risk to the world


130 posted on 11/14/2016 2:07:19 PM PST by Revelation Concepts
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To: bigbob

Terfific Choice.

Newt National Security Director


131 posted on 11/14/2016 2:08:22 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: hadaclueonce

Why have they never created the position of Secretary of Industrial Development, and especially now that they want to spend trillions on improving our infrastructure?


132 posted on 11/14/2016 2:09:13 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA IS ALL THAT MATTERS)
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To: RitaOK

Um, Bolton got behind Trump in the primaries. He was never a #nevertrump.


133 posted on 11/14/2016 2:11:48 PM PST by Revelation Concepts
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To: DoodleDawg

I’m inclined to think that Newt wants to stay independent but be on call and an advisor to ANY of Trump’s staff.


134 posted on 11/14/2016 2:15:55 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: 353FMG
Why have they never created the position of Secretary of Industrial Development, and especially now that they want to spend trillions on improving our infrastructure?

Huh? You talking to me?

135 posted on 11/14/2016 2:16:36 PM PST by hadaclueonce (This time I am Deplorable)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think most here have proposed Bolton. Tough, smart dude.


136 posted on 11/14/2016 2:16:48 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Parley Baer

“Newt will be a tsar....”

.
A tsar? Haven’t heard that expression in a long time.

You’re not going 0bama on us, I hope?


137 posted on 11/14/2016 2:17:39 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA IS ALL THAT MATTERS)
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To: henkster
Chris Snyder-

Newt Gingrich tells @FoxNews he wants to be the "chief planner" in a Trump adminstration, "the ability to look beyond the immediate fight"


138 posted on 11/14/2016 2:17:41 PM PST by STARLIT (Draining the Swamp includes Cleaning Out The Sewer.)
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To: 353FMG

“A tsar? Haven’t heard that expression in a long time.
You’re not going 0bama on us, I hope?”

Only for a lack of a better word for the moment. The post above has “chief planner”. That will do.


139 posted on 11/14/2016 2:19:49 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ve always admired Bolton.


140 posted on 11/14/2016 2:23:25 PM PST by Crucial
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