President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General and Congressman Mike Pompeo as Director of the CIA.
That’s a longtime immigration hardliner to deal with the illegal alien problem, and a Tea Party pragmatist to gather intelligence on radical Islamic terrorism.
These are not the picks of a president preparing to capitulate.
It sounds like Mitt Romney is headed for Secretary of State, so my dream pick there of John Bolton won’t be realized. Nevertheless, early indications are definitely that Mr. Trump is preparing for a presidency of consequence.
Dare I hope for genuine progress?
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