# How qualified is Acosta for Labor Secretary?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-qualified-is-acosta-for-labor-secretary/780012>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 16, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-qualified-is-acosta-for-labor-secretary/780012 "2017-02-16T22:46:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-qualified-is-acosta-for-labor-secretary/780012/21 "2017-02-18T01:54:16Z")

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According to Jordan Weissmann at _Slate_ [Acosta is “Dull. Accomplished. Conservative. Dull.”](http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/02/16/trump_s_new_labor_secretary_nominee_seems_boring_professional_and_conservative.html) Which is high praise for a Trump Administration nominee. So, it sounds like Acosta _could_ wind up being more towards the [Mattis or Chao end of the confirmation spectrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Donald_Trump#Confirmation_process_timeline) rather than the Jeff Sessions or Betsy DeVos side. Probably won’t match David Shulkin, though.

(I wonder what Ben Carson’s confirmation is going to be like?)

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