The media have wet their Depends over
Trump’s choice for Secretary of State.
We are told that Mitch McConnell — once
hated by the Left, but now seen as the Left’s last hope — may mobilize
Republicans in the Senate. The Senate will not consent to Trump’s choice. Rex
Tillerson will be sent packing.
Oh, yeah?
Here is what I would do if I were Trump. I
would tweet this:
Rex Tillerson is my personal Secretary of
State. If world leaders want to deal with me, they will deal with him. He does
not need Senate confirmation to represent me.
In 137 characters, Trump can tell Mitch
McConnell to take a flying leap at a rolling doughnut.
He would then send Tillerson’s name back to
the Senate. What could McConnell do? This: reconsider.
Trump can pay Tillerson a salary out of his
own pocket. It would be Trump change. But Tillerson would do it for free, I
think.
So would Trump’s designated Secretary of the
Treasury.
Trump could leave open most of the other
cabinet positions. Except for the Department of Defense and the Department of
Justice, they have no power.
Will McConnell & Co. block Gen. Mattis?
I doubt it. If they do, Trump tweets this:
The Senate has decided that this country
does not need an outstanding general as Secretary of Defense. It apparently
would prefer Martha Stewart. Mattis is my choice.
Then he re-submits Mattis’s name.
He can play this game all day long. He has
the Presidency. He has Twitter. If he holds a press conference, the media will
show up. McConnell has nothing but the veto. He would not have it for long.
Trump can play hardball if he wants to. If
he does, there will be a feeding frenzy by the media. This would be news, and
the media cannot resist news.
Trump’s supporters will cheer. “Give ‘em
hell, Donald!” McConnell would make Trump a hero.
McConnell would fold. He holds a pair of
deuces. Trump holds a royal flush. He does not have to bluff.
My guess is that Trump will get all of his
cabinet appointments through the Senate. I think the media are in denial about
the Senate Republicans’ willingness to block any of Trump’s appointments. Will
the Senate block the appointment of McConnell’s wife as the head of the Department
of Transportation? I think not.
Trump has a thick skin. The media can’t lay
a glove on him. This is Joe Lewis vs. Max Schmeling — the second fight. This
enrages the media.
The media are Bambi.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/12/gary-north/trump-can-shut-mitch-mcconnell/