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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (16499)	8/11/2023 9:51:12 AM
From: Kirk ©	2 Recommendations Recommended By GROUND ZERO™ Sr K Respond to of 26769

As a moderate and fiscal conservative, I believe that Powell is far preferable at Fed chair than anyone Yellen (as Treasury Secretary), AOC, Warren and Sanders would have preferred. My guess is that the Biden string pullers believed a hard landing was coming and wanted someone they could blame on Trump (who put Powell in as Fed Chair) so they had Biden give Powell a second term with the promise to "stay in his lane" and not criticize White House fiscal policy that went against lowering inflation. Can you imagine how it would be today if he'd nominated former House Financial Services Committee chair, Maxine Waters, to fulfill his promise to put more women of color into high office? Maxine Waters - Wikipedia

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (16499)	8/11/2023 10:02:02 AM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By GROUND ZERO™ Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26769

Interesting tid bit: Objection to 2000 presidential election results Waters and other House members objected to Florida's electoral votes, which George W. Bush narrowly won after a contentious recount. Because no senator joined her objection, the objection was dismissed by Vice President Al Gore, who was Bush's opponent in the 2000 presidential election. [54] Objection to 2004 presidential election results Waters was one of 31 House Democrats who voted to not count Ohio's electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election. [55] President George W. Bush won Ohio by 118,457 votes. [56] Objection to 2016 presidential election results Waters objected to Wyoming's electoral votes after the 2016 presidential election, a state Donald Trump won with 68.2% of the vote. [57] Because no senator joined her objection, the objection was dismissed by then-Vice President Joe Biden. [58] en.wikipedia.org