President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Ben Carson, a onetime political rival who became one of his leading surrogates on the campaign trail, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ... Carson said recently through a spokesperson that he did not feel prepared to run a federal agency, but he has since changed his mind.When the President(-elect) calls you and asks you to serve, I suspect most people have the sense of duty to not decline, especially if you're of the same party.
However, Carson may not have to relocate anytime soon:
Multiple Democratic senators told POLITICO in interviews last week that after watching Republicans sit on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court for nearly a year, they’re in no mood to fast-track Trump’s selections.One of the oldest rules in politics is "I'll do unto you like you did unto me."
I'll be surprised if a new Supreme Court justice is seated before 2018.
We may be better off if we did not see a new Supreme Court justice until 2021.
ReplyDeleteStill it ruling out a recess appointment...
ReplyDeleteDamn it, it = not
ReplyDeleteIf Trump had half a brain, he could take the wind out of the Democrats' ire by renominating Garland.
ReplyDeleteCarson's statement that he was not competent to run an agency that the Republicans have wanted to dismantle for ages is likely EXACTLY the reason he was nominated.
ReplyDeleteSikhandtake, I don't disagree.
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