[mplc51]

I like it!!!!
Just do it!!

[originalbuckeye]

So far, I like what Pompeo has done. I liked Bolton a decade ago, but I trust Trump’s instincts better than Bolton now. It was necessary to part ways, I am furious that Bolton is apparently now going to trash Trump.

[wastoute]

I’m probably wrong as usual but it does seem to me Pompeo has the almost unique ability to work with Trump. The ability to realize he works FOR Trump from one minute to the next. At least to me, he doesn’t come across as someone who is trying to impose his will on events (“...the Khadafi model...” to Kim!) but carefully couches each word to reflect Trump’s desires fairly precisely. Pompeo also seems to have the almost unique ability in DC to keep his mouth shut when he should. Especially note Tillerson who was advertised to have not only great connections but great wisdom. Right up until Tillerson called Trump a retard when talking to a reporter. How frigging retarded is THAT?

Tl/dr. Pompeo may actually be great at this.

[depressed in 06]

The stench of Ivanka is high with Bolton.

[grania]

I like it because it seems that next to nobody who has been polluted by success within the Republican Party can be trusted. Any US Senator or Rep that might be reliable can't risk giving up their seat to another Mitt Romney.

I been promoting this thought. I feared a coup with Romney in the US Senate and the negative impact Bolton was having. It seemed as if Bolton was sabotaging President Trump's negotiation instincts.

Summary...Pompeo's eyes on both Departments is an excellent idea.

[ryderann]

I hope that this is Trump’s way of preparing Pompeo for Vice Presidency.

[GOPJ]

Holding both jobs would "appeal to anyone with a sense of history," said a Republican operative close to Pompeo.

Too many people in Washington consumed with their 'place in history'... what these folks need to focus on is DOING THE DAMN JOB... That said, if anyone could handle both it would be Pompeo... but not a good... Stretched too thin..