Anyone else impressed with the caliber of Youngkin picks?

[Anonymous]

Very much looking forward to a Youngkin administration.
NP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think OP could have expected any different response to their post, and indeed may have hoped for it, so well played.

In any event, it's not like Northam's department heads were spectacular. Giving a job to Tim Kaine's wife was about what you'd expect, and his Education head was a total idiot.

Absolutely.

So looking forward to a refreshing change.

Our children have been harmed by the current government, from the county level to the state.

Jaime’s wife was a governor’s daughter before she was a senator’s wife.

[Anonymous]

^^
Kaine’s wife

[Anonymous]

LOL. You’re joking, right?

[Anonymous]

I think he is a douche, not impressed.

[Anonymous]

A Trump political is nothing to brag about

[Anonymous]

Not impressed. Concerned. The coal junkie for energy? Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Meant Natural Resources. But I guess coal is “natural”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's really getting experienced professionals - the kind that usually readily work for the White House or as a federal agency head.

Youngkin picks George Slater as Secretary of Labor -> https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/first-read-dmv/youngkin-announces-labor-secretary-pick-promising-vec-fix/2929710/
Slater served as secretary of administration for former Gov. Jim Gilmore and as director of administration for the attorney general’s office, also under Gilmore.

Most recently, Slater served as assistant secretary for administration and management at the U.S. Department of Labor and assistant secretary of administration for the U.S. Department of Transportation under President Donald Trump, according to the transition announcement. [/b]

Wonder what Youngkin's rationale is for selecting MAGA supporters for some positions and other individuals who have a strong history of being aligned with anti-Trump and/or Never Trumpers to other cabinet positions?

For instance, the jutaposition between selecting former Trump appointee Slater for Sec. of Labor Vs. Aimee Guidera as Youngkin's nominee to serve as Sec. of Education. Guidera was a strong supporter of Obama's education initatives; led the Data Quality Campaign advocating against parents having control of their own children's most sensitive personal data; strongly aligned with Common Core advocates; has never worked in public education; and opposed parents being able to opt their own children out of No Child Left Behind like federal testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He's really getting experienced professionals - the kind that usually readily work for the White House or as a federal agency head.

Youngkin picks George Slater as Secretary of Labor -> https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/first-read-dmv/youngkin-announces-labor-secretary-pick-promising-vec-fix/2929710/
Slater served as secretary of administration for former Gov. Jim Gilmore and as director of administration for the attorney general’s office, also under Gilmore.

Most recently, Slater served as assistant secretary for administration and management at the U.S. Department of Labor and assistant secretary of administration for the U.S. Department of Transportation under President Donald Trump, according to the transition announcement. [/b]

Wonder what Youngkin's rationale is for selecting MAGA supporters for some positions and other individuals who have a strong history of being aligned with anti-Trump and/or Never Trumpers to other cabinet positions?

For instance, the jutaposition between selecting former Trump appointee Slater for Sec. of Labor Vs. Aimee Guidera as Youngkin's nominee to serve as Sec. of Education. Guidera was a strong supporter of Obama's education initatives; led the Data Quality Campaign advocating against parents having control of their own children's most sensitive personal data; strongly aligned with Common Core advocates; has never worked in public education; and opposed parents being able to opt their own children out of No Child Left Behind like federal testing.

Maintaining his campaign balancing act? He spoke to Trump privately but never had him with publicly. This way he has Trump supporters and non-Trump supporters on his team. Its actually smart if he can make that a coalition for a 2024 campaign.

[Anonymous]

Eh we’ll see. Politicians never keep all their promises, but it will be nice not to have to look at a governor who had a custom tailored Klan hood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh we’ll see. Politicians never keep all their promises, but it will be nice not to have to look at a governor who had a custom tailored Klan hood.

+1
I’m looking forward to a new administration with a balanced group of appointees. Welcome, Governor Youngkin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think he is a douche, not impressed.

+1

[Anonymous]

I want to know who he’s going to put in charge at VDOT. Both at the top, and in the various districts.

Because we just saw a spectacular failure of upper management at VDOT, and those people should probably be cleaning out their offices already in preparation for getting the axe.

But he needs to appoint people that will never allow what we saw on I-95 last Monday to happen again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meant Natural Resources. But I guess coal is “natural”

Y'all forgot that, for years, npr carried a sponsorship by 'clean coal' right, lol?