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babylonsister

(171,092 posts) Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:31 PM Jan 2017

Trump set to take office without most of his Cabinet

I can't even expressed how disgusted I am about all of this. Expected but disgusted, embarrassed, and enraged. While dt can't give a hoot and pretty much refuses to take any of this too seriously. It's all about him.

Trump set to take office without most of his Cabinet

Republicans are on track to take longer to fill out his team than for any administration since George H.W. Bush in 1989.

By Burgess Everett and Josh Dawsey

01/17/17 08:08 PM EST

When Bill Clinton was sworn into office 24 years ago, every single member of his Cabinet but one was confirmed by the Senate within two days. When Donald Trump is sworn in on Friday, he’ll be lucky to have half that many installed.

With Republicans in control of the White House and the Senate, it wasn’t supposed to be this difficult for Trump to get his team in place posthaste, especially since Democrats did away with the 60-vote requirement for Cabinet nominees. But all signs are pointing to a slog for Trump and the Senate GOP, even if Republicans believe eventually all of Trump's picks will be approved.

“We were presented with the problem that the Trump administration was basically unprepared for presenting a Cabinet,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). “They compounded that problem by picking both billionaires with enormously complicated financial situations, and people who have enormous conflicts of interests.”

Trump made his Cabinet selections in rapid fire after the election, but has been hampered since by ethics complications for some of them, Democratic opposition and an unforgiving calendar. His Cabinet is now on track to take the longest to fill since George H.W. Bush’s in 1989, according to an analysis by POLITICO of the confirmation process of the last five presidents.

Trump will also likely face by far the most dissenting votes from the Senate minority of any new administration in history.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-senate-confirmations-slog-233726

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Trump set to take office without most of his Cabinet (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2017 OP

It's because they're still reading the first chapter... Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #1

Only 28 of the 690 positions needing Senate confirmation underpants Jan 2017 #2

Jeeze. Thanks for that link. babylonsister Jan 2017 #4

Fortunately (or not,) the civil service will continue to do it's job. elleng Jan 2017 #3

It's a definite 'Fortunate'. Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #5

I'm a retired federal civil servant, no slight taken! elleng Jan 2017 #7

Most Awesome.... Me Too! Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #8

That 'shouldn't be' acceptable. babylonsister Jan 2017 #6

Sloppy ass's uponit7771 Jan 2017 #9

you know for some reason bdamomma Jan 2017 #10

Well, he's taking the weekend off, probably doesn't care. Seriously wtf uppityperson Jan 2017 #11

Hey, he's like a smart person. He doesn't need to go to all those stupid work days. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #12

Jacob Boehme

(789 posts)

1. It's because they're still reading the first chapter...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:33 PM

Jan 2017

.... of the Idiots Guide to Forming a Government.

underpants

(182,883 posts)

2. Only 28 of the 690 positions needing Senate confirmation

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:36 PM

Jan 2017

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8492092

babylonsister

(171,092 posts)

4. Jeeze. Thanks for that link.

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:51 PM

Jan 2017

I just listened to Markey denouncing Pruitt on Rachel. Markey is a no. I hope Dems keep up the pressure. That's all we've got, except the gazillions demonstrating against dt this weekend.

elleng

(131,129 posts)

3. Fortunately (or not,) the civil service will continue to do it's job.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:36 PM

Jan 2017

Jacob Boehme

(789 posts)

5. It's a definite 'Fortunate'.

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:52 PM

Jan 2017

No slight directed your way at all. But for the record, citizens can count on Civil Servants doing their jobs... sometimes we were proverbially blind-folded and handcuffed by absurd regulations enacted by Congress or the chain-of-command. But when a mission or a customer needed to be supported, we would always find a way to get the job done. We took it very seriously that we represented, and ultimately worked for you, the US taxpayer.

Civil Servants also take an oath to uphold the laws of our country. Are there the occasional ones who screw up big-time and generate headlines, yes, of course. But in the overall population of Civil Servants, they are very few and very far between.