# Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 10, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367 "2016-11-10T16:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/141 "2016-11-30T23:41:23Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > DeVos, and that clown who’s running the EPA transition, are not unqualified – they’re anti-qualified. They’re Bizarro-World Qualified. They’re qualified to do just the opposite of the mission of the agency they’re supposed to run. _shrug_ the EPA and Department of Education have, for a long time, been favorite targets of conservatives for which parts of the federal government they’d like to eliminate. Nominating someone who can rein in some of the worst excesses of these agencies from within probably seems like a win for most conservatives. I’d encourage you to give the [Republican Platform 2016](https://www.gop.com/the-2016-republican-party-platform/) a read to see what they feel the actual missions of those agencies is / ought to be. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/142 "2016-11-30T23:55:06Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > So how will health be transformed under this nominee? After reading a bit about Representative Price, I expect to see a bill with a title of “Physician’s Protection Act of 2017” to protect physicians from government interference, unfair pricing and lawsuits. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/143 "2016-12-01T00:22:51Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Sarah Palin is being considered to head the Veterans Affairs. > [http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/trump-palin-veterans-affairs-232014](http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/trump-palin-veterans-affairs-232014) If that doesn’t make you want to projectile vomit. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/144 "2016-12-01T00:27:03Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > RCP has [this handy page](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/trump_cabinet/index.html) to track the nominations Handy indeed. Thank you **HurricaneDitka**. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/145 "2016-12-01T01:30:24Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > _shrug_ the EPA and Department of Education have, for a long time, been favorite targets of conservatives for which parts of the federal government they’d like to eliminate. Nominating someone who can rein in some of the worst excesses of these agencies from within probably seems like a win for most conservatives. > > I’d encourage you to give the [Republican Platform 2016](https://www.gop.com/the-2016-republican-party-platform/) a read to see what they feel the actual missions of those agencies is / ought to be. So conservatives agree that abolishing mandatory school attendance and child labor laws would be a wonderful opportunity for kids? Or do they think it’s unfair for the nominee to be slandered with an article that she paid for published on her own foundation’s website? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/146 "2016-12-01T01:52:03Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > This is quite literally true. Every time a new one is announced, I have a hard time believing it’s not some piece of satire that accidentally slipped through into an actual news story. If he appoints a new NASA administrator, it’ll probably be someone whose total understanding of rocket technology comes from Wile E. Coyote cartoons. Hell, it will probably be Wile E. himself. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/147 "2016-12-01T02:39:13Z")
[“Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.’”](http://www.motherjones.com/contributor/2016/11/last-night-mitt-romney-hiked-very-high-mountain) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/148 "2016-12-01T02:43:07Z")
Sarah only wants the job because she thought she’d get to have affairs with veterans. ---
**Author:** ![Yersenia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e495f1/32.png) [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/149 "2016-12-01T02:45:52Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > _shrug_ the EPA and Department of Education have, for a long time, been favorite targets of conservatives for which parts of the federal government they’d like to eliminate. Nominating someone who can rein in some of the worst excesses of these agencies from within probably seems like a win for most conservatives. > > I’d encourage you to give the [Republican Platform 2016](https://www.gop.com/the-2016-republican-party-platform/) a read to see what they feel the actual missions of those agencies is / ought to be. You interested in buying waterfront property in Florida? Lol This is a disaster of epic proportions and it’s unreal how can anyone with any fiber of decency (and frankly basic self preservation- caring about the environment ultimately means caring about your own self and loved ones) look at these appointees and feel anything but nausea… Thanks for destroying our planet with your vote ---
**Author:** ![Yersenia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e495f1/32.png) [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/150 "2016-12-01T02:53:12Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Well, at least there is some measure of consistency in the selections. Trump is picking either the absolutely least qualified or the most conflicted people possible. This isn’t just a parade of influence and incompetence; it is the Ringling Brothers Circus of Corruption and Collusion, “The Greatest Scam on Earth!” > > Somewhere, a remnant of the consciousness of George Carlin is laughing this all up and preparing to come back so he can stage a new HBO special on the inestimable gullibility of Americans. It’s not true, but the thought of it is the only thing that has made me smile in weeks. > > Stranger So true and so sad… I hope everyone is planning on making their voices heard in the midterms ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/151 "2016-12-01T03:06:14Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > DeVos, and that clown who’s running the EPA transition, are not unqualified – they’re anti-qualified. They’re Bizarro-World Qualified. They’re qualified to do just the opposite of the mission of the agency they’re supposed to run. As Keith Olbermann put it, they’re like the crew of a pirate ship. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/152 "2016-12-01T12:53:51Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > DeVos, and that clown who’s running the EPA transition, are not unqualified – they’re anti-qualified. They’re Bizarro-World Qualified. They’re qualified to do just the opposite of the mission of the agency they’re supposed to run. Well said. It would be far better to hire high school dropouts who know absolutely nothing about the agency they’re about to command than to hire people who have devoted their lives in opposition to that agency. Consider Betsy DeVos, who is committed to the destruction of public schools, being put in charge of Education. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/153 "2016-12-01T13:29:14Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Hell, it will probably be Wile E. himself. Buy shares in Acme now. I understand they’ll be getting some sweet government contract work soon. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/154 "2016-12-01T15:56:06Z")
> [@Yersenia\_Pestis](#): > > You interested in buying waterfront property in Florida? No. I have a hard time being comfortable in just about any body of water in Florida. > [@Yersenia\_Pestis](#): > > Thanks for destroying our planet with your vote Wow, the drama. The fate of the entire planet hung in the balance, and my (2016 general election) vote, in little old Utah was the deciding factor in whether it would be destroyed or survive. Get real. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/155 "2016-12-01T16:02:11Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Wow, the drama. The fate of the entire planet hung in the balance, and my (2016 general election) vote, in little old Utah was the deciding factor in whether it would be destroyed or survive. Get real. If you voted then you must have thought your vote mattered. If you get to say “Yay! We done good!!” if things go right with your candidate, then you have no right to say “My vote really didn’t matter” if the person you voted for fucks up royally. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/156 "2016-12-01T16:33:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you voted then you must have thought your vote mattered. If you get to say “Yay! We done good!!” if things go right with your candidate, then you have no right to say “My vote really didn’t matter” if the person you voted for fucks up royally. I voted primarily because there were some local candidates and issues that were fairly competitive and I thought my vote might be important in those. As an example of this, Utah Republican State Representative LaVar Christensen won his seat by a mere 3 votes (I don’t live in his district). I never had any expectation that my vote would affect climate change one way or the other, just like if I decide to idle my SUV for another 10 minutes just to spite Yersenia Pestis or not won’t affect the climate in any measurable way. I’ve known for years that my vote would not be the deciding factor in whether the Republican candidate gets Utah’s six electoral college votes or not. He’ll get them in 2020 too, whether I vote or not. It’s just plain silly to claim that my vote destroyed the planet. I fully expect President Trump to make lots of mistakes over the next four years, and do quite a few things I don’t like. From my perspective, the current President did that too. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/157 "2016-12-01T16:35:13Z")
And one mistake is pretty much like any other, right? ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/158 "2016-12-01T16:36:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And one mistake is pretty much like any other, right? No, of course not, which is why I voted for Trump over Clinton. I thought his mistakes would be less bad than her mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/159 "2016-12-01T16:41:43Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > No, of course not, which is why I voted for Trump over Clinton. I thought his mistakes would be less bad than her mistakes. BIG mistake. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/160 "2016-12-01T17:02:43Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > BIG mistake. That’s certainly one opinion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367.md?page=9)