...he’ll leverage that into the AG position in a Republican administration (if its successful) in 2016.
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While I appreciate your view, AC, I think Trey Gowdy would be a much better AG than CC.
Maybe so, but Gowdy has to become a major player on the national scene before he has any stake in the game. You don’t get a cabinet-level position like that without building up a lot of favors over time.