Elaine Chao is a bonafide establishment pick, having been in the cabinets of both Bush the Elder and Bush the Simpler.
I guess it’s fitting that the wife of a turtle, Mitch McConnell, would be named the Transportation Secretary. It’s better than being the wife of the hare, amirite?
tHis makes me fucking angry–I cannot believe Trump picked her.
Trump will use her to control Bitch.
Trump has to have some one to work with and now he can work with McConnell on getting things done. Scratch my back and I’ll scratchy ours.
@listingstarboard, not the only one today.
Trump is going to use her to get Congress to pass funding for his infrastructure projects and keep the turtle occupied and loyal.
point 1 ~ this may be a way to get McConnell on line w/ Trump’s initiatives … your wife’ future is in my hands now, sez the spider to the fly
point 2 ~ all these GOPe picks just end up showing that Trump is going to govern as a moderate RINO … then he won’t get a second term (& I’m not willing to believe this scenario …. yet)
Do you want Chaos? Because this is how you get Chaos.
Minimal impact appeasement pick. Transportation Secretary? Yeah. It’s important sorta. But most issues will be at the state level. I’m being a peacemaker here. Most cabinet picks have been rock solid so far. Is Elaine chao the hill upon which we chose to pick a fight?
I’ve seen her at CPAC for many years and she’s not objectionable even if she’s married to the turtle. He definitely married above his pay grade.
Yes, disappointing. Unless this is a ploy to keep McConnell close enough to have leverage, as he cannot be trusted.
As long as Trump remembers that we need to give the slash and burn treatment to the liberal establishment and take no prisoners. Destroy it all and anyone who gets in the way.
Mean while, Trump was successful in talks with Carrier. They’re staying.
In my mind this appointment is all about leverage.
If The Turtle and Chao have kids, would they be ninja turtles?
Aside from the fact that this agency should be converted to block grants, I see it as no harm, no foul. Don’t like it, but let’s move on.
Looks like Wilbur Ross is possibly Trump’s new Commerce Sec.
Experience with the WR methodology: Wilber Ross put the money up to buy the bankrupt LTV Steel, putting several thousand steel workers and engineers back to work in 2002. The new company was ISG. The kind of men he bankrolled were not schmucks. They had the new company rolling steel within one month of acquisition.
The workers accepted the NON-UNION jobs, and the bonuses (productivity) were great. Everyone who signed on knew that management could and would work side by side with non-salaried, and no one would utter – that’s not my job.
Isn’t she the one trying to help close down coal mines?
It’s called leverage.
Just so long as he stays to fuck away from Mittens.
May he wants her to be able to feed herself while hubby is in a Federal Slammer.
Bush the Simpler. Classic.
I thought he’d appoint Gov. Christie to that position of Trans. Sec., what with all his experience in moving all those traffic cones around Fort Lee to fuck up traffic for millions. I was stuck in that mess a few Septembers ago. Fuck that Fat Fuck!
One embarrassing pick right after the next maybe he will actually pick romney so at least the excuses can stop rolling. These were not the “BEST AND SMARTEST PEOPLE” we were promised
Great insight.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/11/29/report-trump-will-nominate-elaine-chao-as-transportation-secretary-understanding-americas-real-adversary/
He picked her to make Mitch cooperative, IMO.