Derek 2.0

It didn't get called for him until nearly midnight on the West Coast.......late night, and I don't doubt he was somewhat surprised.

First, aside from chief of staff, he hasn't yet picked his cabinet........second, the Muslim "registry" is media spin.....all foreign nationals, from countries outside the Visa Waiver Program, have to be "register" when they apply for an ESTA.

The next cabinet rumor

Saw Arrival....its original, if not deep...I was expecting War of the Worlds meets Independence Day.........instead got 2001 with a dash of Interstellar and a pinch of Contact......My wife and I left the theater feeling stupid and confused...and we're not that old....When it comes On Demand we're going to watch it again and try and figure it out.......I'd say watch it, but be prepared to watch again when you can rewind it.........I'll give it 4 1/2 Heptapod tentacles out of 7.

It seems like Ben Carson has pulled himself out of contention......interesting how he figures he doesn't have the sand to be in Cabinet.....but ran for President....

Not quite.......if they're not going through a confirmation process, in which it would be granted automatically, or hire them into a position that would entail them getting one through the conventional process, he'd be required to issue an Executive Order countermanding a prior Executive Order (13467) enacted by the Bush administration.... which outlines the entire legal structure of the granting of security clearances by the Director of National Intelligence......As I said, Trump could revoke the EO, as far as I know Obama never did, but there would be no point.......

Indeed.......but they can only cry for points for so long.........eventually the proletariat decides it can no longer eat slogans......

I don't get why her and the Trudeau government don't shut their collective yaps.........wish the Donald congrads and keep quite, in the hopes that he forgets Canada well he's making America Great Again....

Yes, I know, I said as much. The head chef would be a civilian appointment, with her staff (assigned to the Presidential Food Service) being military, from chefs, to tasters, to stewards. None the less, both civilian and military alike will be required the same level of clearance.............just like other White House (unelected or not confirmed) staff, including the Trump children.

I suggest you stop wasting my time and figure out what WHMO means

Yes......I know. No it isn't.....Yankee White is a DoD grade, and wouldn't apply to civilian White House staff No, category 2 is for military support staff, like cooks and stewards (only military personal, namely USN, are allowed to handle the President's food) Again, for military groups, like the Marine drill team or the 3rd Infantry Regiment.......not civilian White House staff. His children won't get any of said clearances as they're not military personal, nor employed by the Pentagon...........They would receive a standard top secret clearance, just like all the other employees in the West Wing, conducted by the (new) NBIB.......anything beyond that, for both military and civilian workers, goes into the domain of compartmented clearance and special access programs, which includes everything form intelligence ways & means and of course the nukes.....and if cleaners, secretaries etc have to work in areas with such information (White House situation room, CIA, NSA, parts of the FBI, Pentagon etc), in which they could come in contact with it, they to have to have an equal or greater level of security clearance as the information they could be exposed to............ The only people with such access, minus a clearance, are elected officials (President, Vice President, Senators and Congressmen etc) or those that went through a conformation process (Cabinet, Supreme Court justices, heads of agencies etc).

It makes perfect sense....read the US Constitution, namely the Tenth Amendment

He didn't say that during the 60 minutes interview.

Here's the FAQ for internships and fellowships What is dumb is someone thinking one can work inside the White House without a top secret security clearance......

So what? They'd need it to enter the West Wing of the White House.....secretaries, cleaners and stewards get the same.

Hannity just mentioned that Jeanine Pirro is being considered for a cabinet post....there's your Middle Eastern women Kimmy

......and Ben Carson......I've also heard Bobby Jindal as token brown guy.....he's short a Hispanic, has a Jew in his son-in-law and several Catholics. Oh I agree, she'll have some role......Laura might not want to give-up her radio gig, I missed her interview with Tucker Carlson earlier, but she was supposed to have been tight lipped......Gingrich kinda let it slip on the Kelly File that Giuliani is looking more like Secretary of State and perhaps Sen. Sessions as Attorney General (He was the Alabama Att Gen)......as for himself, sounded like some sort of new portfolio on Washington/Government transformation.

Some of them sure.......but as I've been saying, the whole debate, is far more nuanced, team 1 versus team 2

Like I've been saying........and his response if a women wanted an abortion in a place that it was outlawed.....go out of State.

Could it be.......he's not as bad as everyone makes him out to be? Grenell was Bolton's right-hand at the UN during the Bush Administration.....and is a known face on FNC (token gay guy) Putting a Romney in charge of RNC is clearly aimed at mending fences and outreach to women/equality in the workplace........ That Trump.....must have something up his sleeve Laura would be, in my opinion, a better choice.....a female Tony Snow in every sense of word.......I'm sure Kellyanne would get something else.....but its possible she doesn't want to move to Washington????

He stated during last night's 60 Minutes interview that he considers gay marriage a done deal, upheld by the Supreme Court ruling....I would assume his Supreme Court pick will reflect this statement. *** Didn't read your whole post...oopps

An interesting story.......coming from the "anti-gay" Trump camp: Furthermore, I'd think this would be a great pic:

Read your link: Gingrich is clearly repeating his resume........one would assume if Bannon disliked Jews there would be other reports from throughout his career ........other then from his ex-wife.

You understand the views Islam (like most religions) holds towards the LGBTQ community? I don't see the difference there, then with anti semites and Christian/Zionists in their own tent.......Be that as it may, though I'm no fan of Bannon, from what I understand, the reports of him being a bigot stem largely from his ex-wife. You stated "types", as in plural.........you know of other anti-semites within the Trump inner circle or rumored cabinet......or is this just hyperbole? If so to the later, leave it at that, I don't have the time, interest nor inclination to get into a tit-for-tat.

I don't know that he needs to.......it's a given "base".........just as progressives have the (Black) nation of Islam and the LGBTQ communities.....they have nowhere else to go. Politics makes strange, and at times unwanted, bedfellows.