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6 hours ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

 

@Largo833 President Richard Nixon, you have the following open positions

Military

  • Chief of Staff
  • Chief of Naval Ops
  • 5 more generals
  • 6 admirals

You can only retain five cabinet, cabinet level, and ambassadorships total.

All right, I think I've got the appointments figured out.  Hopefully I didn't mess anything up 😅.

State- William P Rogers (Largo)
Treasury- James Baker (0ccult)
Defense- Elliot Richardson (EYates)
Attorney General- Samuel Pierce (Bushwa)
Interior- Donald Hodel (Joe)
Agriculture- Dick Cheney (Bushwa)
Commerce- George P Shultz (EYates)
Labor- Elizabeth Dole (Joe)
HEW- Louis Wade Sullivan (EYates)
HUD- George W Romney (0ccult)
Transportation- Lauro Cavazos (Pringles)
Energy- Raymond Donovan (EYates)

Director/Nat Intel- John Block (Joe)
FBI Director- Richard Kleindienst (Joe)
UN Ambassador- Donald Rumsfeld (Bushwa)
Fed Reserve Chair- Malcolm Baldridge (Largo)
Nat Sec Advisor- Henry Kissinger (EYates)

Key Advisor- Casper Weinberger (EYates)

Amb to UK- Warren Christopher (ShortKing)
Amb to France- Thomas R Pickering (Largo)
Amb to Spain- Donald Regan (Bushwa)
Amb to Germany- Rogers Morton (Largo)
Amg to Russia- Madeleine Albright (10cent)
Amb to China- John Volpe (Largo)
Amb to Japan- William B Saxbe (0ccult)
Amb to Israel- Carla Hills (0ccult)

Chief of Staff- Earle Wheeler (ShortKing)
General 1- Creighton Abrams (EYates)
General 2- Hugh Shelton (EYates)
General 3- Colin Powell (0ccult)
General 4- Norman Schwarzkopf (Bushwa)
General 5- Eric Shinseki (10cent)
General 6- George S Brown (Largo)

Chief of NO- James Stockdale (Pringles)
Admiral 1-William Crowe (0ccult)
Admiral 2- J William Kime (ShortKing)
Admiral 3- Stan Arthur (Largo)
Admiral 4- Thomas Hayward (EYates)
Admiral 5- James Ellis (Bushwa)
Admiral 6- Carlisle Trost (Largo)

 

And as I side note, I would like to declare that this game currently has pretty slim pickings for Admirals 😄
 

 

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Required Nomination Votes

  • James Baker
  • Samuel Pierce
  • Richard Kleindienst 
  • J William Kime
  • Stan Arthur
  • Thomas Hayward
  • James Ellis
  • Carlisle Trost

@0ccultist @ShortKing @LainKino @Bushwa777 @Largo833 @Pringles @EYates @10centjimmy @Rezi @Joe303300

Vote to confirm in relevant committee/general election vote (i'll treat your aye/nay as one and the same in committee/senate)

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3 hours ago, Largo833 said:

All right, I think I've got the appointments figured out.  Hopefully I didn't mess anything up 😅.

State- William P Rogers (Largo)
Treasury- James Baker (0ccult)
Defense- Elliot Richardson (EYates)
Attorney General- Samuel Pierce (Bushwa)
Interior- Donald Hodel (Joe)
Agriculture- Dick Cheney (Bushwa)
Commerce- George P Shultz (EYates)
Labor- Elizabeth Dole (Joe)
HEW- Louis Wade Sullivan (EYates)
HUD- George W Romney (0ccult)
Transportation- Lauro Cavazos (Pringles)
Energy- Raymond Donovan (EYates)

Director/Nat Intel- John Block (Joe)
FBI Director- Richard Kleindienst (Joe)
UN Ambassador- Donald Rumsfeld (Bushwa)
Fed Reserve Chair- Malcolm Baldridge (Largo)
Nat Sec Advisor- Henry Kissinger (EYates)

Key Advisor- Casper Weinberger (EYates)

Amb to UK- Warren Christopher (ShortKing)
Amb to France- Thomas R Pickering (Largo)
Amb to Spain- Donald Regan (Bushwa)
Amb to Germany- Rogers Morton (Largo)
Amg to Russia- Madeleine Albright (10cent)
Amb to China- John Volpe (Largo)
Amb to Japan- William B Saxbe (0ccult)
Amb to Israel- Carla Hills (0ccult)

Chief of Staff- Earle Wheeler (ShortKing)
General 1- Creighton Abrams (EYates)
General 2- Hugh Shelton (EYates)
General 3- Colin Powell (0ccult)
General 4- Norman Schwarzkopf (Bushwa)
General 5- Eric Shinseki (10cent)
General 6- George S Brown (Largo)

Chief of NO- James Stockdale (Pringles)
Admiral 1-William Crowe (0ccult)
Admiral 2- J William Kime (ShortKing)
Admiral 3- Stan Arthur (Largo)
Admiral 4- Thomas Hayward (EYates)
Admiral 5- James Ellis (Bushwa)
Admiral 6- Carlisle Trost (Largo)

 

And as I side note, I would like to declare that this game currently has pretty slim pickings for Admirals 😄
 

 

I do have John McCain’s father for another time but good list.

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3 hours ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

Required Nomination Votes

  • James Baker
  • Samuel Pierce
  • Richard Kleindienst 
  • J William Kime
  • Stan Arthur
  • Thomas Hayward
  • James Ellis
  • Carlisle Trost

@0ccultist @ShortKing @LainKino @Bushwa777 @Largo833 @Pringles @EYates @10centjimmy @Rezi @Joe303300

Vote to confirm in relevant committee/general election vote (i'll treat your aye/nay as one and the same in committee/senate)

The Temple Republicans shall vote yes on all.

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14 hours ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

Required Nomination Votes

  • James Baker Aye
  • Samuel Pierce Nay
  • Richard Kleindienst Nay
  • J William Kime Aye
  • Stan Arthur Aye
  • Thomas Hayward Aye
  • James Ellis Aye 
  • Carlisle Trost Aye

@0ccultist @ShortKing @LainKino @Bushwa777 @Largo833 @Pringles @EYates @10centjimmy @Rezi @Joe303300

Vote to confirm in relevant committee/general election vote (i'll treat your aye/nay as one and the same in committee/senate)

 

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14 hours ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

Required Nomination Votes

  • James Baker Aye
  • Samuel Pierce Aye
  • Richard Kleindienst Nay
  • J William Kime Aye
  • Stan Arthur Aye
  • Thomas Hayward Aye
  • James Ellis Aye
  • Carlisle Trost Aye

@0ccultist @ShortKing @LainKino @Bushwa777 @Largo833 @Pringles @EYates @10centjimmy @Rezi @Joe303300

Vote to confirm in relevant committee/general election vote (i'll treat your aye/nay as one and the same in committee/senate)

 

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16 hours ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

Required Nomination Votes

  • James Baker Aye
  • Samuel Pierce Aye
  • Richard Kleindienst Nay
  • J William Kime Aye
  • Stan Arthur Aye
  • Thomas Hayward Aye
  • James Ellis Aye
  • Carlisle Trost Aye

@0ccultist @ShortKing @LainKino @Bushwa777 @Largo833 @Pringles @EYates @10centjimmy @Rezi @Joe303300

Vote to confirm in relevant committee/general election vote (i'll treat your aye/nay as one and the same in committee/senate)

 

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Committee votes (Before Shenanigans):

  • All Military Nominees (yes I did a group) pass 20-0
  • James Baker passes 23-0
  • Samuel Pierce passes 22-3
  • Richard Kleindienst fails 12-13

3 of 0ccult's senators vote against Kleindienst (have integrity).

No harmonious senators were in committees that would have changed the outcome.

No disharmonious senators fire

Puritans vote against nominees (none match their ideology)

Everyman votes against egghead nominee.

Predictable not included

Passive not included

  • All Military Nominees (yes I did a group) pass 20-0
  • James Baker passes 22-1
  • Samuel Pierce passes 22-3
  • Richard Kleindienst fails 8-17

@LainKino to name five alternative options for Attorney General. 
 

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The nominator will choose one of these five, who will be automatically confirmed.  These nominees must meet all requirements of the position, including limitations on the number of opposing party members can be in a cabinet. They cannot recommend the failed nominee or any existing members of the administration at the current or higher rank.  In other words, they cannot recommend the sitting Secretary of State for Secretary of Agriculture, but they can recommend the sitting Secretary of Agriculture for Secretary of State (if the Sec of Agriculture meets the requirements of the state position).

Rn I'm running with a 20% to gain integrity if a senator votes down a controversial nominee. Those senators are:

  • Joseph Montoya
  • Alan Bible
  • Thomas Eagleton
  • John C Stennis
  • Adlai Stevenson III
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4 minutes ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

Richard Kleindienst is barred from cabinet and gets a permanent -1 until he dies and/or retires.

Holding off on enthusiasm until I get all nominees

What if he were to die and be resurrected e.g Jesus or Zombie scenario, would he lose the -1 ?

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13 minutes ago, Arkansas Progressive said:

Committee votes (Before Shenanigans):

  • All Military Nominees (yes I did a group) pass 20-0
  • James Baker passes 23-0
  • Samuel Pierce passes 22-3
  • Richard Kleindienst fails 12-13

3 of 0ccult's senators vote against Kleindienst (have integrity).

No harmonious senators were in committees that would have changed the outcome.

No disharmonious senators fire

Puritans vote against nominees (none match their ideology)

Everyman votes against egghead nominee.

Predictable not included

Passive not included

  • All Military Nominees (yes I did a group) pass 20-0
  • James Baker passes 22-1
  • Samuel Pierce passes 22-3
  • Richard Kleindienst fails 8-17

@LainKino to name five alternative options for Attorney General. 
 

Rn I'm running with a 20% to gain integrity if a senator votes down a controversial nominee. Those senators are:

  • Joseph Montoya
  • Alan Bible
  • Thomas Eagleton
  • John C Stennis
  • Adlai Stevenson III

Wait, shouldn't it be FBI Director that I need to name alt options for instead? Kleindienst failed the vote but he was nominated for FBI Director whereas Samuel Pierce was nominated for Attorney General and passed the vote...unless I read things wrong.

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10 minutes ago, LainKino said:

Wait, shouldn't it be FBI Director that I need to name alt options for instead? Kleindienst failed the vote but he was nominated for FBI Director whereas Samuel Pierce was nominated for Attorney General and passed the vote...unless I read things wrong.

Yeah, I nominated Kleindienst for FBI Director.  To make things quicker, I’ll also just note here that the requirements for the five alternatives are-

-At least 3 Admin
-Justice expertise
-Must be Red Party (three Blue pols have already been nominated and confirmed to other positions)

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5 minutes ago, Largo833 said:

Yeah, I nominated Kleindienst for FBI Director.  To make things quicker, I’ll also just note here that the requirements for the five alternatives are-

-At least 3 Admin
-Justice expertise
-Must be Red Party (three Blue pols have already been nominated and confirmed to other positions)

Okay, thank you Largo!

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