SecDef Nominee

For John, BLUF:  There is a lot of opposition to many of President Elect Trump's nominations for his Cabinet,  The Republican Wets are the problem.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Oilfield Rando
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The people who turned the US military into a social laboratory for “transgender rights”, “racial equity”, abortion advocacy and climate change want you to know that Hegseth is too dangerous to lead it because he’s a Christian

4:12 PM · Dec 7, 2024

The Department of Defense has been led by the head of GM and the head of Ford, by a US Congressman, and a variety of people with other backgrounds.  I would sugget that since I joined the Air Force, back in 1960, no one has done a great job runninng that place.  I will give credit to Secretary Robert S McNamara for bringinig in the Planning, Programming and Budget System (PPBS), but then he made a hash of the war in Viet-nam..

Given that the Pentagon's major problem is recruiting and retention of uniformed personnel, Nominee Pete Hegseth seems like a good choice.  He will, of course, have a fight from the inplace bureaucracy, but he should be able to handle that.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff