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Am I forgetting someone? Who is Allen?

Chief of Staff is also a fairly prestigious position for someone who not too long ago had been an obscure congressman.

It could be that the “acting” designation was Mulvaney’s request to avoid something that ends up looking like the Mooch’s 11 days—in case it doesn’t work out.

And agreed that coming to terms and an understanding on things up front could be important, because Trump is more creative and less procedural than many in his way of decision-making and management, it does appear.

Without knowing much about his style, I would imagine that he’d fall somewhere in between Priebus’s too light a hand and Kelly’s too heavy a hand. If he doesn’t come off as quite strong-handed enough, Trump may still like the option of Whittaker when Whittaker is done at Justice—though it is increasingly looking like Whittaker’s not doing enough in his current role.

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Oops, sorry about that. When I am in caffeine deficit (like right now), I have a bad habit of referring to Gen Kelly as Allen. Don’t know where the hell that comes from.

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The only thing about Whittaker as oppose to Mulvaney is that Mulvaney has already been tried by fire (at OMB and CFPB simultaneously) and did a miraculous job.

Whittaker looks like a good man, but this job is way too important for taking chances.

That's why I thought the choice of Mulvaney was perfect.