I'm old enough to remember when a curious media would ask presidential candidates about their potential Cabinet picks, hoping to glean some insight into the priorities of the eventual victor's administration. Particular attention would be paid to those who were being considered to lead the State Department and Department of Defense; the possible attorney general pick was also of supreme importance.
This kind of information used to be made readily available to voters before they headed to the polls, but I suppose those are bygone days. Now, we have a decidedly biased and incurious media who'd rather that voters not know anything about the dangerous radicals that their preferred candidate, Kamala Harris, would bring in to make policy decisions. And Kamala herself certainly isn't going to offer up any details, since she's spending the last thirteen days of the campaign avoiding the media and those pesky questions they might ask her.
Perhaps of most concern to conservatives is the idea that Kamala would bring a few "Republicans" into her Cabinet. Back in August, she told CNN's Dana Bash that it's "important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experience," adding that: "It would be to the benefit of the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who is a Republican."
And just who would those so-called Republicans be? Well, there are two obvious ones: former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Kinzinger spoke at the Democratic National Convention, telling the crowd that the GOP has "switched its allegiance from the principles that gave it purpose to a man whose only purpose is itself." What he's qualified to do in anyone's Cabinet, I could not tell you.
Then there's Liz Cheney, whom Kamala described as "one of the opinion leaders in the Republican Party." Yes, such a thought leader that she lost her 2022 primary – and her House seat – by a staggering 35 percent. Kamala's really got a good feel for the modern Republican Party. Nonetheless, she has voiced her openness to having Cheney serve in her Cabinet:
NBC: Would you put Liz Cheney in the cabinet?
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 22, 2024
Kamala: "I'll keep you posted."
That is a yes. Kamala will put war hawk Liz Cheney in charge of American foreign policy. pic.twitter.com/4gEeKk883I
So, we're not off to a great start here, with Republican retreads like Kinzinger and Cheney being considered for pivotal roles in a Kamala Harris administration. There's also speculation that former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake could be up for secretary of state; his former colleagues in the Senate might have a few things to say about that, especially if they find themselves back in the majority. Let's just say that the confirmation vote might not go his way.
It gets worse. The Democrats she might nominate are a who's-who of radical bomb throwers who have no business making policy, much less being players on the world stage. In addition to Flake, Kamala is also allegedly considering the odious Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) for secretary of state. Also in contention? Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Heaven help us.
Kamala seems inclined to pick a woman for secretary of defense. Her options include Christine Wormuth, the current secretary of the Army and overseer of the United States' colossal war donations to Ukraine, and Michèle Flournoy, former under-secretary of defense for policy with deep ties to defense contractors, are two leading contenders. These are two ladies who have been in D.C. for a long time, which somehow makes them qualified to protect our country. Just great.
When it comes to attorney general, Kamala may think about keeping things in the family by nominating her brother-in-law, Tony West, for the role; he's currently a "key campaign advisor" to Kamala, which, judging from her ongoing campaign collapse, makes you wonder how in the world he's qualified to be AG. She might go with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, the guy who may fail to deliver his swing state for Democrats.
Oh, hey, remember former Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel? He's being touted as a possible nominee for the role of U.S. Trade Representative.
I won't bore you with all the particulars of who's up for each Cabinet position, but let me throw out a few additional names so you have an idea of what we might be dealing with: Jon Tester, Tom Vilsack, JB Pritzker, Michelle Lujan-Grisham and Barbara Lee. Hoo boy.
Let's talk for a minute about the Supreme Court. I've heard it speculated that Kamala thinks she could have three SCOTUS vacancies during her term in office. This may be based on her support for term-limiting justices, which, if she got her way, could lead to the forced retirements of Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Samuel Alito. There aren't any names being bandied about yet, but it's a given Kamala would nominate leftist activist justices with one goal in mind: returning Roe v. Wade as the law of the land. Luckily, it looks like we're going to have a Republican Senate that would – hopefully! – shut all that nonsense down.
Possibly the most important pick for a President Harris would be White House chief of staff. Kamala is no fun to work for – so much for all that "joy" – and has a high staff turnover rate, so the person she picks as her main advisor is going to have his or her hands full. California Senator Laphonza Butler is one name mentioned, but odds-on favorite is Minyon Moore, a political activist who chaired this year's Democratic National Convention. Moore is credited with helping Kamala on her "political rise," so now we know who to blame.
When looked at in totality, that's a lot of swamp creatures and political retreads angling for a spot in a Kamala Harris Cabinet. If she were to win, God forbid, we'd be looking at four or eight years of mismanagement, corruption, payoffs, and, let's face it, lunacy.
