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Senate confirms ‘Razin’ Caine to lead Joint Chiefs
Politico.com ^ | 4/11/2025 | Connor O'Brien

Posted on 04/11/2025 7:58:46 AM PDT by Beave Meister

The Senate confirmed retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to lead the Joint Chiefs early Friday morning — elevating a little-known three-star general just seven weeks after President Donald Trump fired Gen. C.Q. Brown from the post.

Caine overcame doubts about his qualifications and ability to remain apolitical, and was confirmed in a bipartisan 60-25 vote to serve as the top military adviser to the president.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: caine; confirmation; ltgendancaine; military; razincaine; senate
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Excellent news...
1 posted on 04/11/2025 7:58:46 AM PDT by Beave Meister
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To: Beave Meister

I’ll have to see.

Generals with cute nicknames have disappointed greatly before.


2 posted on 04/11/2025 8:01:48 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: Beave Meister

I thought it had to be an active duty 4 star. I guess not.


3 posted on 04/11/2025 8:04:08 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF ISR pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Mark17

He will be promoted by Trump to 4 star level.


4 posted on 04/11/2025 8:05:10 AM PDT by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: larrytown

(I’ll have to see.

Generals with cute nicknames have disappointed greatly before.)

I agree 👍

We don’t need another Caine Mutiny!


5 posted on 04/11/2025 8:05:22 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical object)
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To: Mark17
I thought it had to be an active duty 4 star. I guess not.

A retired officer can be recalled to active duty. The 4 star rank is an appointment. It can be done and just was.

6 posted on 04/11/2025 8:07:50 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: larrytown

Any nominee that gets more than 1 or 2 rat votes is suspect


7 posted on 04/11/2025 8:10:27 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Beave Meister

Okay, who here has come up with an attention-grabbing nickname for yourself to grab your big boss’s attention at work?


8 posted on 04/11/2025 8:10:41 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Beave Meister
Bi-Partisan support at that amount is NOT a good sign.

Looks like another Plant, by the Deep State.

9 posted on 04/11/2025 8:11:09 AM PDT by traditional2 ("Is it them, again, Yogi?")
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To: larrytown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_figures_by_nickname


It is a long tradition.


10 posted on 04/11/2025 8:15:08 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: traditional2

Suspect of this pick!


11 posted on 04/11/2025 8:23:15 AM PDT by bantam
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To: Beave Meister

Fire everyone 2 stars and above.


12 posted on 04/11/2025 8:23:43 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: volare737

It’s great to be the king! 😆


13 posted on 04/11/2025 8:24:29 AM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: larrytown

He is the one who defeated ISIS in two weeks when he was told 2-4 years.


14 posted on 04/11/2025 8:24:55 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Beave Meister

“ability to remain apolitical”

Snicker, snicker...


15 posted on 04/11/2025 8:25:45 AM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: Beave Meister

I’d rather there not even be a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Better that each Chief gives his own advice to the President.


16 posted on 04/11/2025 8:27:23 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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To: 9YearLurker

Find a fighter pilot who didn’t get branded with a name by his peers


17 posted on 04/11/2025 8:29:41 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: silverleaf

There are none…lol


18 posted on 04/11/2025 8:32:44 AM PDT by volare737 (Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: 9YearLurker

I’ll use my playground one, Miller the Killer!-)


19 posted on 04/11/2025 8:33:28 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than saving to WORK like the rest of !US:-))
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To: larrytown
Like "Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf and "The Ragin' Cajun" Honoré ("stuck on stupid")?

-PJ

20 posted on 04/11/2025 8:34:15 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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