13 Comments
User's avatar
Rob Whitman's avatar

Don’t read too much into the nomination of Chavez-DeRemer for Labor. The Secretary of Labor actually has very little to do with labor unions. The role is more about wage laws, pensions, etc. The key agency for purposes of labor unions is the National Labor Relations Board (whose very existence is now being challenged in court on constitutional grounds).

Expand full comment
D Scott Ross's avatar

What does it cost to be a cabinet member? How much did each of these folks donate to Trump's campaign or related PACs?

Expand full comment
Mary Sweeney's avatar

Check out OpenSecrets.org to find the information you seek: www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress

Expand full comment
Deb Martina's avatar

Hi Gabe, now you're talking... think we have to focus on the impending disaster, as Trump literally has no accomplishments (in my opinion).

Really enjoy your take in this post. Thank you.

Expand full comment
Kathleen Kj Lowry's avatar

No mention of the transactional tendencies of these nominees? No mention of their past, present, or future attempts to grift off the taxpayers for themselves or Trump?

Expand full comment
Raymond J LaJeunesse, Jr's avatar

Certainly, there will be significant GOP opposition to Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation. For example, you cannot expect Senator Ron Paul, the prime sponsor of the National Right to Work Act, or many Republican Senators from the 26 states that have state Right to Work laws and/or limit or prohibit public sector monopoly bargaining, to vote for her. Although the Secretary of Labor does not directly deal with the rights of employees to refrain from union membership and financial support, there are many ways in which the Department of Labor can, and has under Biden, assisted unions in organizing employees into union monopoly collectives. One would hope that a Trump Administration would not reward the many unions which opposed his reelection despite the contrary views of the employees they purport to represent.

Expand full comment
Torrance Stephens's avatar

I don't care who's a "Russian Asset" now. That phrase has no more meaning to me anymore just like the words fascist, racist, nazi, and bigot. https://shorturl.at/I13US

Expand full comment
Mary Sweeney's avatar

Scandals not sandals.

Expand full comment
ronetc's avatar

Unless they are wearing Birkenstocks, in which case reject the appointment immediately!

Expand full comment
Open Letters by Mersault's avatar

AN OPEN LETTER TO ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.

Your Top 8 Wildest Claims and Why Your Dangerous Pseudoscience Has No Place in Public Health

https://substack.com/home/post/p-152147774

Expand full comment
Anne Gorenstein's avatar

Will the lack of signing the Ethics requirement and the lack of the required FBI background checks for Trump's picks slow down Trump's plans?

Expand full comment
Deb Martina's avatar

I'd like to know please

Expand full comment
Deb Martina's avatar

Personal favorite is heterodox. That sums it up pretty well.

Expand full comment