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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (986082)	12/7/2016 11:46:43 AM
From: POKERSAM	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 1577931

Sherrod Brown is one miserable wretch. He needs to go. Josh Mandel would be a good pick.

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (986082)	12/7/2016 12:03:36 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577931

Border Security Hawk Gen. John F. Kelly 'Homeland' Chief... President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly to run the Department of Homeland Security, turning to a blunt-spoken border security hawk who clashed with the Obama administration over women in combat and plans to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to people familiar with the decision. Kelly, who retired in February as chief of U.S. Southern Command, would inherit a massive and often troubled department responsible for overseeing perhaps the most controversial part of Trump’s agenda: his proposed crackdown on illegal immigration. DHS is the third-largest Cabinet department, with more than 240,000 employees who do everything from fight terrorism to protect the president and enforce immigration laws. Kelly, 66, is a widely respected military officer who served for more than 40 years, and he is not expected to face difficulty winning Senate confirmation. Trump’s team was drawn to him because of his southwest border expertise, people familiar with the transition said. Like the president-elect Kelly has sounded the alarm about drugs, terrorism and other cross-border threats he seems as emanating from Mexico and Central and South America. Yet Kelly’s nomination could raise questions about what critics see as Trump’s tendency to surround himself with too many military figures. Trump has also selected retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis for defense secretary and retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser, while retired Army Gen. David Petraeus is under consideration for secretary of state. ...

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (986082)	12/8/2016 10:51:33 AM
From: FJB	5 Recommendations Recommended By d[-_-]b dave rose locogringo POKERSAM THE WATSONYOUTH Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577931

BEATEN HARRY SAYS GOODBYE Reid predicts death of filibuster Senate Democrats are about to get rolled on Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. They could spend years in the minority. And instead of the GOP collapse that many expected on Nov. 8, it’s now Democrats soul-searching about what went wrong. But as Harry Reid prepares to leave the Senate this month after 34 years in Washington, he says everything is just fine with his party, thank you. ... And Reid not only refused to admit any misgivings about invoking the “nuclear option” for most nominations — a move that’s backfiring now by empowering Republicans — he predicted it’s just a matter of time before the filibuster is done away with altogether. ...