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Any guesses on the cabinet?

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
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    #29

    I thought she did just fine at the Fed. And I had a few concerns when she was going into that job.

    You were warned.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #30

      John Kerry as "energy czar." Thank God!

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
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        #31

        They’re not calling him that, are they? Seems like more of a diplomatic role related to climate.

        You were warned.

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        • jon-nycJ Offline
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          #32

          I briefly worked for the former energy czar under Ford.

          You were warned.

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          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

            They’re not calling him that, are they? Seems like more of a diplomatic role related to climate.

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #33

            @jon-nyc said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

            They’re not calling him that, are they?

            My bad. Yes, Bloomberg is referring to him as the "Climate Czar."

            https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/biden-picks-john-kerry-paris-accord-architect-as-climate-czar

            Former Secretary of State John Kerry will be named as special presidential envoy for climate by President-elect Joe Biden, according to his transition team, in a sign Biden plans to fulfill promises to elevate the issue of global warming to the highest levels in his White House.

            Having a so-called climate czar could help coordinate a whole-of-government approach to confronting global warming, which Biden has referred to as an “existential threat.”

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • CopperC Offline
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              Copper
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              #34

              I'm sure the climate will get fixed.

              I hope he can do it for a good price.

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              • KlausK Offline
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                Klaus
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                #35

                What's this "czar" business about? Is there some constitutional amendment that defines the role of "czar"?

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                • jon-nycJ Offline
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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #36

                  No it’s just a colloquialism. Really a title given by the press. His real title is ‘special envoy’.

                  It’s customary for the press to give this description to important ad hoc positions that presidents create now and then.

                  You were warned.

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #37

                    James Taranto (formerly of the WSJ):

                    Screen Shot 2020-11-23 at 7.01.54 PM.png

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                      Aqua Letifer
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                      #38

                      Good one.

                      I also wonder what he means by his icon image.

                      Please love yourself.

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                      • KlausK Klaus

                        What's this "czar" business about? Is there some constitutional amendment that defines the role of "czar"?

                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                        #39

                        @Klaus said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

                        What's this "czar" business about? Is there some constitutional amendment that defines the role of "czar"?

                        Basically, if he doesn't perform well, he and all his immediate family will be taken to a log cabin out in the woods and summarily shot.

                        It's harsh, but fair.

                        I was only joking

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                        • Catseye3C Offline
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                          Catseye3
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                          #40

                          <---- searching in vain for headline that says 'Blinken Gets Nod from Biden'.

                          Here's a bit of profile. Embarrassingly biased, but anyway. One observer at State describes him as "calm, non-political, experienced approach to everything". https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_405a68671d1c5a32f1afda120a0abde8

                          I'm kind of excited about his credentials.

                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          • Catseye3C Catseye3

                            <---- searching in vain for headline that says 'Blinken Gets Nod from Biden'.

                            Here's a bit of profile. Embarrassingly biased, but anyway. One observer at State describes him as "calm, non-political, experienced approach to everything". https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_405a68671d1c5a32f1afda120a0abde8

                            I'm kind of excited about his credentials.

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                            Loki
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #41

                            @Catseye3 said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

                            <---- searching in vain for headline that says 'Blinken Gets Nod from Biden'.

                            Here's a bit of profile. Embarrassingly biased, but anyway. One observer at State describes him as "calm, non-political, experienced approach to everything". https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_405a68671d1c5a32f1afda120a0abde8

                            I'm kind of excited about his credentials.

                            First time, for that role, I can think of that it wasn’t someone I had heard of before. That’s not a good or bad thing just an observation.

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                            • LarryL Offline
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                              Larry
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                              #42

                              There's not going to be a Biden cabinet.....

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                              • George KG Offline
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                                George K
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                                #43

                                NatSec Advisor nominee sent emails to Clinton's unsecured server.

                                The Very Best People

                                Biden’s likely choice for national security adviser sent more than 200 classified emails found on Hillary Clinton’s private email network, and touted a now-debunked allegation before the 2016 election which fueled the conspiracy theory that Donald Trump was in cahoots with Russian leaders.

                                Biden will select Jake Sullivan to serve in the White House role, The New York Times and Bloomberg reported.

                                Sullivan, 43, was one of Clinton’s top policy advisers when she served as secretary of state from 2009 through 2013. After Clinton left Foggy Bottom, Sullivan served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden. He was a senior foreign policy adviser to both the Clinton and Biden campaigns.

                                Sullivan was a key figure in the saga surrounding Clinton’s use of a private email network for government business. Clinton exclusively used the private server, eschewing guidance from the State Department to use government networks.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                  LuFins Dad
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                                  #44

                                  I think his cabinet will likely be full of Prevagen, Galantamine, and little blue pills.

                                  Oh, you meant a different cabinet...

                                  The Brad

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                                  • LarryL Larry

                                    There's not going to be a Biden cabinet.....

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                                    jon-nyc
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                                    #45

                                    @Larry said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

                                    There's not going to be a Biden cabinet.....

                                    Larry, if you end up in the Philippines, maybe you can move into Hiroo Onoda's old hut.

                                    You were warned.

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                                      xenon
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                                      #46

                                      I dunno much about Blinken - but he had a harrowing story about his stepdad.

                                      As a kid he was in a school of 900 students. They all got marched away by Nazis one day.

                                      He broke free of the March and ran into a forest. He heard a tank, it was American. He was the only kid out of those 900 to survive.

                                      Now that’s some shit.

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                                      • X xenon

                                        I dunno much about Blinken - but he had a harrowing story about his stepdad.

                                        As a kid he was in a school of 900 students. They all got marched away by Nazis one day.

                                        He broke free of the March and ran into a forest. He heard a tank, it was American. He was the only kid out of those 900 to survive.

                                        Now that’s some shit.

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                                        Catseye3
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #47

                                        @xenon said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

                                        Now that’s some shit.

                                        Wow . . .

                                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                        • CopperC Offline
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                                          He was in the top half of his law school class.

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