Posted on 12/03/2015 4:08:33 PM PST by Randall_S
The United States and the West are in a very precarious situation due to Islamic extremist inspired terrorism. Obama's administration has proved disastrous in many ways, but especially in their acquiescence to Islamic terror and its state sponsors (e.g. Iran). To reduce the risk of another failed presidency, the Republican nominee should name key Cabinet officials some time ahead of the November 2016 election.
The 2016 election and post-Obama presidency will decide the direction of the country and the future of the West. The Middle East and North and Central Africa are in chaos. Islamic inspired terrorist organizations and their state sponsors are threatening to destabilize Europe and the United States through highly organized attacks and mass migration of so-called refugees. The Muslim Brotherhood is well-entrenched in the federal government and around the various states. This situation has led to practical lawlessness in the country.
In light of this unprecedented world threat, the Republican nominee for President should take the unusual step of announcing the names of key members of his (or her) inner cabinet in advance of the 2016 election – timing of such an announcement to be decided.
Four key positions in particular should be named prior to Election Day. They should include: the Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General.
Why? As the last seven years have demonstrated (and should serve as a lesson), electing a president whose vision for the country is not well understood, nor spelled out, can prove disastrous. Today's situation is the unfortunate proof of that. Key cabinet officials make and/or execute decisions on behalf of the president each day, and their political dispositions and worldview should be vetted and understood by the voting public prior to selecting a president.
By naming the specific individual, or individuals, who would be considered for these positions, the Republican nominee would send voters a clear signal of his priorities. A strong pick for Vice President would solidify the conservative base, clarify the importance of national security, economic, and values voters.
The pick for Attorney General should have a very strong hands-on, law-and-order background, an understanding of the threat posed by domestic and external terrorist groups, and the resolve to resume and apply the Bush-era surveillance programs on radicalized mosques. They must also confront an illegal immigration problem, including the problem of so-called refugees, that has been ignored for too long.
The pick for Secretary of Defense should be committed to rebuilding the military, and especially have a clear understanding of the Middle East, Iran, and the worldwide threat of Islamic extremism.
The next Secretary of State should be prepared on day one to re-engage allies whose trust Obama has totally lost (e.g. Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, etc.), and achieve a mutually beneficial understanding with Russia and China. He must be prepared to apply pressure – including military action - to any and all state sponsors of terror.
We have to realize that the U.S.A., internationally speaking, is increasingly isolated. Domestically, we are slowly becoming a nation with an economy that rewards sloth and punishes productivity, and whose Constitution is completely ignored.
To reverse this trend as quickly as only possible, it is imperative that the next president select the right cabinet. The GOP nominee should take the unusual step of naming these key positions so that the public rightly understands the choice ahead in November 2016.
We have to fully realize that this approach could provide additional ammunition to the opposition - i.e. more digging up dirt on the suggested cabinet picks. But, on the other hand, smart picks may attract additional voters who may not have been convinced to vote for the candidate alone.
Reduce the government to constitutional levels. MANY cabinet jobs would disappear.
While I like the idea in theory, I worry that it would just give the Demoncrats more time to dig up dirt on the proposed cabinet officials.
Bad idea. Picking one appointee over another before election day only gives the press an opportunity to beat up on a candidate. Do you really want to put the country through the hell of confirmation hearings before a president has even been chosen? I don’t mean actual senate hearings, I mean the whole mess that appointees (Bork, Thomas, etc.) are put through by the media. Plus, we all get so sick of public officials by the end of their tenure; why would you want to start that process even earlier.
I totally agree with you. Not to mention those people picked probably would not appreciate being pestered in an election.
Really bad idea.
Bad, Bad, Bad idea.
Baaaaaaaaad idea.
Trump should name Ted Cruz AG, Allen West Sec Def, Sessions veep, and John Bolton Sec State.
Why would Cruz want it?
Far more powerful a position, with the right pres, than US Senator; also, stepping up point for USSC, which is where I think Trump would eventually put him.
Name the last Attorney General who became president. You can't, so again why would Cruz want it?
But I can’t name one who had a president behind him like Trump would be behind Cruz. And Bush’s AG was nominated for the USSC. Now, the Dems rejected him, but he was nominated. But if you think he’ll have more impact as a senate army of one, . . . .
AG Guiliani or Gowdy. Goal put 20% of the congress and wh in jail every year for five years. Rinse and repeat.
I think Cruz wants to be president. He isn't going to get there joining a Trump administration.
Only an idiot gives the enemy the ammunition it asks for. Square up, dufus.
He won’t be prez.
He disagrees.
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