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30 minutes ago, Fbarbarossa said:

Living and deceased?

Living would be preferred, but you can add deceased for fun.

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President: Me (note: I wouldn't nominate many Senators in real life...)

Vice President: Tim Scott

Secretary of State: Marco Rubio 

Secretary of Treasury: Glenn Hubbard

Attorney General: George P. Bush

Secretary of Defense: Tom Cotton

Secretary of Interior: Michelle Steel

Secretary of Agriculture: Dusty Johnson 

Secretary of Commerce: Ken Griffin

Secretary of Labor: Glenn Youngkin

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Roger Marshall

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Mike Johnson

Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao

Secretary of Energy: Harold Hamm

Secretary of Education: Ben Shapiro

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: John James

Secretary of Homeland Security: Jim Banks 

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In line with CE2 I wouldn't use all these senators IRL but in a world where it's only the cabinet

President: Myself

Vice President: Sherrod Brown

Secretary of State: Wesley Clark

Secretary of Treasury: Bernie Sanders

Attorney General: Tom Wolf

Secretary of Defense: Ed Markey

Secretary of Interior: Julian Castro

Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Harkin

Secretary of Commerce: Elizabeth Warren

Secretary of Labor: Robert Reich

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Gavin Newsom

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Al Green

Secretary of Transportation: Dennis Kucinich

Secretary of Energy: Howie Hawkins

Secretary of Education: Phil Murphy

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Tammy Duckworth

Secretary of Homeland Security: Gone

 

 

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24 minutes ago, Patine said:

That's a scary choice!

For you, but not so for me.

24 minutes ago, Patine said:

And isn't this guy a YouTube conspiracy theorist?

I wouldn't label him a "conspiracy theorist", as he is neither a Trump fanboy nor an alt-right supporter. He's just a very based conservative in many ways.

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1 minute ago, ConservativeElector2 said:

For you, but not so for me.

I wouldn't label him a "conspiracy theorist", as he is neither a Trump fanboy nor an alt-right supporter. He's just a very based conservative in many ways.

*He's a conservative whose superpower is that he talks fast and he talks over you and he only debates 18 year olds who don't know what they're talking about or how to debate.*

ftfy

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1 minute ago, ConservativeElector2 said:

Enough qualification to lead the Education department 😛 

I think there's members of this forum more qualified to lead the education department than Ben Shapiro.

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13 minutes ago, Patine said:

Conspiracy theorists cover a much wider range than, "Trump fanboys," or, alt-right supporters." There are a lot of different schools of them (including left-wing ones like Noam Chomsky), and quite a few who fill unique niches entirely (like David Icke).

You are the one who labelled him outright a ''conspiracy theorist''. I don't know which conspiracy theory he has ever endorsed, but I knocked those out early that are typically brought up. I don't believe he's into lizard people either...

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President: Meeeee

Vice President:  Joe Biden

Secretary of State: Pete Buttigieg

Secretary of Treasury: Elizabeth Warren

Attorney General: Julian Castro

Secretary of Defense: James "Mad Dog" Mattis (Trump's first Sec of Defense, who resigned in protest at his Trumpiness)

Secretary of Interior: Michael Bennett

Secretary of Agriculture:  Steve Bullock

Secretary of Commerce: Martin O'Malley

Secretary of Labor: Bill Richardson

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Howard Dean

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Cory Booker

Secretary of Transportation:  John Kasich

Secretary of Energy: Al Gore

Secretary of Education: Hillary Clinton

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Bob McDonald (Obama's last Sec of VA)

Secretary of Homeland Security: JEB! Bush

 

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Secretary of State: Wesley Clark

Secretary of Treasury: Russ Feingold 

Attorney General: Doug Jones

Secretary of Defense: Jared Golden

Secretary of Interior: Mark Cuban

Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Harkin

Secretary of Commerce: JB Pritzker

Secretary of Labor: Bernie Sanders

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tom Steyer

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Dennis Kucinich

Secretary of Transportation: John Kasich

Secretary of Energy: Al Gore

Secretary of Education: Jamaal Bowman

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Tammy Duckworth

Secretary of Homeland Security: Jason Crow

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1 hour ago, Patine said:

He has the issue that he's been accused of letting soldiers die in Afghanistan when the resources were available to rescue them. Trump just pushed that issue past like he did a lot of his original nominations. But a responsible President would give it a full review and hearing (as it is an allegation, not verified), correct?

I’ve read those reports, they’re not that interesting to me.  Fog of war — Mattis didn’t have enough intel of the situation on the ground to immediately launch a rescue mission.  Going in blind could have led to even more deaths.

Leadership involves making difficult, unpopular decisions sometimes and living with the consequences — in the military especially.  I have no doubt, knowing Mattis’ character, that he would have launched an immediate rescue if he could have.  But what’s the point of rescuing three people in exchange for ten more of your men dying?

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President: Me

Vice President: Nick Freitas

Secretary of State: Tulsi Gabbard

Secretary of Treasury: Ron Paul

Attorney General: Ben Shapiro

Secretary of Defense: Ron DeSantis

Secretary of Interior: Thomas Massie

Secretary of Agriculture: Brad Barron

Secretary of Commerce: Elon Musk (not a politician but a powerful public figure)

Secretary of Labor: Matt Bevin

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Rand Paul

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Matt Gurtler

Secretary of Transportation: Jim DeMint

Secretary of Energy: Rick Perry

Secretary of Education: Savannah Maddox

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: John James

Secretary of Homeland Security: Austin Petersen

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President: Me

Vice President: Can't make up my mind. (Glenn Youngkin/Mitt Romney/Larry Hogan/John Kasich/Ben Sasse) All choices I like. A couple are more politically expedient than the other though. 

Secretary of State: Liz Cheney 

Secretary of Treasury: Tom Rice (SC-Rep)

Attorney General: Henry McMaster

Secretary of Defense: James Baker (The OG James Baker. Yes) 😛 

Secretary of Interior: Marco Rubio

Secretary of Agriculture: Jimmy Carter 😛 

Secretary of Commerce: John Kasich if he isn't VP.

Secretary of Labor: Bill Cassidy

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tim Scott

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Pat Toomey

Secretary of Transportation: Lindsey Graham

Secretary of Energy: Jeb Bush

Secretary of Education: Lamar Alexander

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Joe Cunningham (D)

Secretary of Homeland Security: Peter Meijer

 

I honestly chose a lot of these based where I think they'd be experienced/where I agree with them. I could change any of these on a different day of the week. Too many options. 😛 

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7 hours ago, Patine said:

That's a scary choice!

I've got a scarier choice coming.

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Vice President: Joe Manchin

Secretary of State: John Bolton

Secretary of Treasury: Larry Hogan

Attorney General: Mike DeWine

Secretary of Defense: Liz Cheney

Secretary of Interior: Deb Haaland

Secretary of Agriculture: Chuck Grassley

Secretary of Commerce: David Dreier

Secretary of Labor: Sherrod Brown

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Anthony Fauci

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Joe Donnelly

Secretary of Transportation: Luke Bronin

Secretary of Energy: John Barrasso

Secretary of Education: Mitch Daniels

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Joe Sestak

Secretary of Homeland Security: Gary Johnson

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12 hours ago, ConservativeElector2 said:

President: Me (note: I wouldn't nominate many Senators in real life...)

Vice President: Tim Scott

Secretary of State: Marco Rubio 

Secretary of Treasury: Glenn Hubbard

Attorney General: George P. Bush

Secretary of Defense: Tom Cotton

Secretary of Interior: Michelle Steel

Secretary of Agriculture: Dusty Johnson 

Secretary of Commerce: Ken Griffin

Secretary of Labor: Glenn Youngkin

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Roger Marshall

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Mike Johnson

Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao

Secretary of Energy: Harold Hamm

Secretary of Education: Ben Shapiro

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: John James

Secretary of Homeland Security: Jim Banks 

Administrator of the EPA: John Hoeven

Director of the OMB: David McCormick

Director of National Intelligence: John Yoo

US Trade Representative: Larry Rubin

Ambassador to the UN: Ted Cruz

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors: Jim Walton

Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Kelly Loeffler

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy: Chesley B. Sullenberger

FBI Director: Joe Lombardo

Fed Chair: Neel Kashkari

 

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6 hours ago, Timur said:

Vice President: Joe Manchin

Secretary of State: John Bolton

Secretary of Treasury: Larry Hogan

Attorney General: Mike DeWine

Secretary of Defense: Liz Cheney

Secretary of Interior: Deb Haaland

Secretary of Agriculture: Chuck Grassley

Secretary of Commerce: David Dreier

Secretary of Labor: Sherrod Brown

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Anthony Fauci

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Joe Donnelly

Secretary of Transportation: Luke Bronin

Secretary of Energy: John Barrasso

Secretary of Education: Mitch Daniels

Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Joe Sestak

Secretary of Homeland Security: Gary Johnson

Ambassador to Korea: Victor Cha

Ambassador to Israel: Ted Deutch

Ambassador to France: Mitt Romney

Environmental Protection Agency: Bill Foster

Ambassador to Taiwan Republic of China: Grace Meng

Small Business Administration: Andrew Yang

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