The last cabinet member I can remember resigning was William Jennings Bryan in 1915 when he refused to sign a diplomatic note that Wilson wanted to him to send to the Germans.
We do not have any politicians that would give up the gravy train. Honor for them is as light as a feather and not as heavy as a mountain. Honor means nothing to them, its just a word to use on a talk show or in a throw-away election commercial that will be forgotten by many folks. Can’t wait to see how many Dems will express that they were against Obamacare in their 2014 campaign commercials.
She won’t resign willingly, she would have to be pushed off the stage
HELL OF A JOB, SEBELIUS!!!!!!
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“The last cabinet member I can remember resigning was William Jennings Bryan in 1915 when he refused to sign a diplomatic note that Wilson wanted to him to send to the Germans.”
That is interesting.
I recall reading years ago (10-15 years) where at one time it was “traditional” that every one or two years the cabinet members would offer to resign - verbally and directly to the President.
The offer was likely to be refused, but the intent was to keep the President from asking a sitting cabinet member to resign that he had once appointed.
I do not recall the source, as it has been so long since seeing that, and when (or if) the “tradition” died off.
A quibble: I can’t think of any that have resigned under pressure, but many have simply voluntarily packed up their bags and moved on. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar comes to mind immediately as just one example.