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58. I might be ok with Christine Todd Whitman, but she's 78 and might not want it

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 05:31 PM

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A hard NO to Cheney. Remember, she'd accused Democrats of supporting the killing of babies after birth (I can link to video if you want), and she's never rescinded those remarks.

If we really need a "name" Republican, maybe Kitzinger, but maybe find one who left the party BEFORE Trump, who recognized what a dumpster fire the GOP had become before they elected a walking dumpster fire. And not anybody who needed January 6 to convince them to oppose him.

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VP Harris has promised to have a republican in her cabinet. Who do you think it would be and for what position? [View all] tulipsandroses 16 hrs ago OP

bottle washer? fly catcher? giving a republican a job with power is a bad move IMO nt msongs 16 hrs ago #1

Used to be done by president winning close election. Sneederbunk 15 hrs ago #4

Bill Clinton and Barak Obama bottomofthehill 14 hrs ago #66

Jon Huntsman Amb to China/Obama mobeau69 12 hrs ago #115

Why is it ever only Dems that make this concession? TxGuitar 15 hrs ago #40

Reagan named a Democratic UN Ambassador dsc 14 hrs ago #73

thank you... WarGamer 15 hrs ago #56

What votes is she courting by this nonsense? aocommunalpunch 15 hrs ago #2

Votes she needs to win. Mz Pip 15 hrs ago #9

Yea, gonna take a hard pass. aocommunalpunch 15 hrs ago #17

I'm done reaching across the isle. I hope Madam VP doesn't expect the nation to have a big kumbaya moment Hotler 10 hrs ago #130

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest she is less tone deaf than you are when it comes to politics. onenote 15 hrs ago #18

No worries. aocommunalpunch 15 hrs ago #22

We need to heal our country. Continuing to feed the partisan divide will not heal anything. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz 15 hrs ago #25

LMAO aocommunalpunch 15 hrs ago #30

No one is going to heal this country. former9thward 13 hrs ago #87

THANK YOU Skittles 15 hrs ago #31

Liz Cheney, in what position, I don't know. Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #3

Good will ambassador, but that's it. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #6

I agree Pink Hyacinth 15 hrs ago #7

I was thinking, Homeland security would be her natural spot Walleye 15 hrs ago #11

Director of National Intelligence or National Security Advisor are also possibilities. GregariousGroundhog 15 hrs ago #38

At least we can be confident we can trust her with our national secrets Walleye 15 hrs ago #54

She is a Republican angrychair 13 hrs ago #110

I think KH should keep Jake Sullivan. He's too brilliant to lose! Jmb 4 Harris-Walz 14 hrs ago #62

She'd probably make for an acceptable SecDef.. Volaris 15 hrs ago #15

NO Skittles 15 hrs ago #33

Tell us how you really feel. Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #36

she very much helped to create Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 15 hrs ago #52

I am not the enemy here. I was simply answering the question. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #102

Her Dad was a driving force to dismantle maintenance and R&D within haele 13 hrs ago #85

I find the fawning over Liz Cheney sickening Skittles 13 hrs ago #86

Agree there. She's voted lockstep with hard right GOP all her career. haele 13 hrs ago #88

THANK YOU Skittles 13 hrs ago #89

Or Adam Kinsinger Meadowoak 11 hrs ago #126

We can no longer afford to make nice gestures to people who are trying to end our Democracy. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #5

And yet, our candidate is doing just that. aocommunalpunch 15 hrs ago #8

Hopefully it's just a lie, like what law enforcement does to get criminals off the streets. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #14

I don't think she will go back on her word. Not a good look. I'm fine with certain folks working in a national security tulipsandroses 15 hrs ago #35

That's true, I guess an intern position would still be "in the cabinet". Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #43

Kinzinger for VA Secretary, perhaps? disappearingboy 14 hrs ago #77

Maybe you shouldn't vote for her if you think her judgment is so bad. onenote 15 hrs ago #20

You're actually telling me HERE to not vote for the candidate? aocommunalpunch 15 hrs ago #24

You're actually questioning her judgement here? onenote 14 hrs ago #83

Shockingly enough, I have opinions. aocommunalpunch 13 hrs ago #99

OK. You should vote for her. And maybe support her decisions that are designed to help her win the election. onenote 13 hrs ago #101

Low bar cleared. aocommunalpunch 13 hrs ago #105

"permission"? You're the one that asked me what I thought you should do. onenote 13 hrs ago #107

It will loss infinitely more angrychair 12 hrs ago #111

DUers are cheering on Harris voters. I don't give a rat's ass what their party registration is if they vote for Harris. onenote 12 hrs ago #114

My "Purty test" angrychair 12 hrs ago #116

Ha! because one meaningless difference of opinion means I shouldn't vote for her? Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #39

Sorry, but I believe that's the wrong attitude to take. WE need to be the adults in the room and work to end all this Jmb 4 Harris-Walz 15 hrs ago #34

You can't BigMin28 15 hrs ago #42

No concessions were made to Republicans because there were zero R votes. They just wasted time. betsuni 14 hrs ago #80

No public option BigMin28 13 hrs ago #109

No, it wasn't. ACA with public option passed the House. Was taken out in Senate when betsuni 11 hrs ago #123

It isn't just magats and you know it. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #48

Kinzinger would be a good choice, and was not one of "those people trying to end our Democracy". JohnSJ 13 hrs ago #106

Anyone identifying as a republican is showing the world their support for all that the republican party stands for. Think. Again. 13 hrs ago #108

I gave you an example of someone who does not subscribe to that, and in fact not only fought against that, but is JohnSJ 12 hrs ago #113

This is about much more than the election of one office, or even the election of Congress... Think. Again. 12 hrs ago #117

No. If we don't win this election nothing matters, our democracy will be gone. JohnSJ 12 hrs ago #118

I agree with that, but I disagree.... Think. Again. 12 hrs ago #119

Kisinger is not one of those people. The Harris campaign is not stupid, they aren't JohnSJ 12 hrs ago #120

Absolutely anyone who publicly identifies as a republican must be considered a republican.... Think. Again. 11 hrs ago #127

Liz Cheney, Secretary of Defense Chasing Dreams 15 hrs ago #10

That is not a bad suggestion Walleye 15 hrs ago #13

That'd be my guess Kaleva 15 hrs ago #27

I'm sorry but I hate this. BlueTsunami2018 15 hrs ago #12

Fixed it for ya.... Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #16

That's even better. BlueTsunami2018 15 hrs ago #21

Any of the Republicans that chose democracy Zipgun 15 hrs ago #19

If they identify as republicans, they obviously haven't chosen Democracy. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #23

Ronald Reagan, groundskeeper. Solly Mack 15 hrs ago #26

That's "soil ammendment specialist", please. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #49

My bad. Solly Mack 15 hrs ago #50

Liz Cheney - executioner in chief MaryMagdaline 15 hrs ago #28

Melania Trump - f***ing Christmas decorations MaryMagdaline 15 hrs ago #29

Why? We have plenty of good Democrats that can fill these positions. It's an insult to our Party jalan48 15 hrs ago #32

DEI hire. Cartoonist 15 hrs ago #37

Having a Republican in the Harris Administration would be good. ProudMNDemocrat 15 hrs ago #41

That is NOT true, it is NOT only magats that are bad, it IS the republican party that's bad for Democracy AND society. Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #51

Put the Republican in a cabinet. Klarkashton 15 hrs ago #44

Whatever it is, I hope they have a tiny role. Gore1FL 15 hrs ago #45

Not every Republican is a fascist. Kinzinger isn't, Cheney isn't. femmedem 14 hrs ago #63

Liz Cheney spoke out against her sister's gay marriage. You don't have to be MAGA to suck. Gore1FL 14 hrs ago #78

Why do we care about rebuilding these assholes? aocommunalpunch 13 hrs ago #103

For the same reason that these Republicans are supporting Harris: femmedem 12 hrs ago #121

Federal Prison System. He/She will be the "inside man". marble falls 15 hrs ago #46

Adam Kinsinget would one of very few choices biophile 15 hrs ago #47

Is there a position that only has to read the Constitution all day, every day? Think. Again. 15 hrs ago #53

Arnold Schwarzenegger. hunter 15 hrs ago #55

To old Rebl2 14 hrs ago #61

Younger than Trump. hunter 14 hrs ago #70

They smile in your face all the time they want to take your place IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #57

I might be ok with Christine Todd Whitman, but she's 78 and might not want it JHB 15 hrs ago #58

Maybe ... and just maybe, in her 2nd term dweller 15 hrs ago #59

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) as Secretary of Agriculture jmowreader 15 hrs ago #60

Not a bad idea. I'd be concerned about where he is on the issue of black farmers tulipsandroses 14 hrs ago #82

something harmless, hopefully. Absolutely nothing related to justice, education, or healthcare ecstatic 14 hrs ago #64

Nobody here is going to abandon Harris over this so we might as well accept it Kaleva 14 hrs ago #65

It's not about bipartisanship, it's about the election. dgauss 14 hrs ago #67

Liz Cheney gibraltar72 14 hrs ago #68

Kinzinger- Veteran's Affairs Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #69

He would be good!! bluestarone 14 hrs ago #72

Yes. This would be my choice. He has a history of advocating for vets. tulipsandroses 14 hrs ago #75

VA bro. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Politicub 13 hrs ago #90

Hell to the fuck no Mysterian 13 hrs ago #94

We'll have to disagree Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #95

There are many more qualified people to run the VA Mysterian 13 hrs ago #97

Do you think Harris should keep her promise? Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #98

No, I don't Mysterian 13 hrs ago #100

Probably in position which are VERY hard to fuck up sakabatou 14 hrs ago #71

Well , if I'm allowed to stretch my imagination a little.... DFW 14 hrs ago #74

Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Grassley n/t Shrek 14 hrs ago #76

Kinzinger or Riggle. haele 14 hrs ago #79

For the concerned, it's called politics. Majority of Americans want bipartisanship and for government to work. betsuni 14 hrs ago #81

Stay away from boosting Kinzinger's career Thrill 13 hrs ago #84

Secretary in charge of emptying the wastebaskets alarimer 13 hrs ago #91

It's is not going to be Olivia Troye, most likely it will be Cheney krawhitham 13 hrs ago #92

I hope she breaks that promise Mysterian 13 hrs ago #93

No one angrychair 13 hrs ago #96

Kinzinger to the VA would be a good choice. Having someone on your cabinet of a different party isn't a bad thing, both JohnSJ 13 hrs ago #104

That's a good post for Kinzinger bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #112

Liz Cheney, Interior or Sec. Def. JCMach1 12 hrs ago #122

I'm a big fan of Abraham Lincoln. Music Man 11 hrs ago #124

Larry Hogan, Transportation Jose Garcia 11 hrs ago #125

Millions of Unknown Sadhuji 11 hrs ago #128

How about Lindsey as the Minister of Silly Walks nt doc03 10 hrs ago #129

I seem to recall republican congress critters kacekwl 9 hrs ago #131