For once, I would like to see a president nominate a person for a cabinet post who would actually be good at the job. The problem with presidents from both parties is that they tend to nominate friends, relatives, fellow country club members, frat brothers and campaign donors.
Col. West would be well suited for Defense Secretary. He certainly has the right experience and he has the chops to restore our military to what it used to be. The US might actually be able to defend itself again.
Exactly. And, apart from any internal perspective, his battlefield record should indicate to both our allies and potential foes around the world that here is a no-nonsense operator. For that reason alone, it is easy to imagine that he would be very high on the list of either Cruz or Trump.