Spending Capital On Cabinet Picks
It can go without saying that one of the chief tenets of politics is never forgetting the amount of political capital you retain among the circles of people you wish to influence. This truth is only magnified when a President-elect is considering political appointees who must pass a narrowly divided Senate.
While no amount of political capital was ever available to save Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth could be a different story. However, Hegseth is facing a previously undisclosed police report from someone who claims to be a victim of sexual assault by Hegseth. Unlike some on my side, I think the criticisms related to Hegseth’s qualifications and capabilities are quite overblown, and believe he would do an excellent job as Secretary of Defense. But with so many other baggage-free candidates who could do an equally fine job, is the political capital justified to get Hegseth to a majority vote in the Senate? Let me explain:
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I read the police report. It looks like a married woman met Pete at a Republican meeting of some sort. They both got a little bit tipsy and ended up in the hotel room together and tried to have sex. According to the report she was not penetrated. About four days later she took a rape test. Several days following this she filed a police report. Nothing came of this. This seems like a case of a married woman getting a bit carried away, feeling guilty because of her marital status and then fabricating some facts to cover her actions in case hubby found out. I’d hardly call this a sexual assault. But, then again, I’ve been faithfully married for almost 40 years so what the hell do I know?
Bit of a rant.
Why does Trump have to be careful? Every nominee he puts up is going to be vilified and accused.
I know you say well there’s plenty of candidates, but what’s the line? Where does it get drawn? The Dems are going after everyone anyway. This is what happened in the first term now it’s happening again and I’m sorry I’m frustrated that it’s always us that has to conform and be perfect. I’m sorry, but hegseth needs to stay as the nominee. He’s a great American and whoever he finds to replace Matt will be just as good but also just as criticized so what’s the point?
I heard you sing the praises of the future secretary of defense now it’s a completely different tune so how’s the next one gonna be and the next one and the next one come on I’m done.