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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stop global warming and there will be no more wars!!!!!!

Yeah, we'll get right on that. Shocked
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look out Matty, NW’s head is coming in.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why Mattis' resignation made history, created 'crisis' conditions

James Mattis is the first secretary of Defense to ever resign in protest, declaring that the sitting president is not acting in the nation's interests.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.yahoo.com/news/generals-wonder-took-mattis-long-happens-now-233808596.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

The generals wonder: What took Mattis so long — and what happens now?


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Pentagon-watchers have long wondered how long Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis could effectively fend off President’s Trump’s assault on America’s global leadership and network of alliances. A retired four-star Marine general, combat veteran and military historian, Mattis managed slow-walking retreats in the face of Trump’s transgender ban in the military, unnecessary “Space Force,” and the morale-sapping deployment of thousands of armed U.S. troops to the southern border to repel a ragtag caravan of migrants. Each time Trump publicly insulted and disrespected allies, Mattis dutifully countered with charm offensives to soothe their nerves.

Yet this week, when Trump decided to ignore the advice of top advisers and order the surprise withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Syria and roughly half of the 14,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan, Mattis found himself on ground from which there was no principled retreat.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-envoy-anti-coalition-quits-over-trumps-syria-160834367--politics.html
US envoy to anti-IS coalition quits over Trump's Syria move

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of experienced national security figures. McGurk described Trump's decision as a "shock."

Only 11 days ago, McGurk had said it would be "reckless" to consider IS defeated and therefore would be unwise to bring American forces home. McGurk decided to speed up his original plan to leave his post in mid-February.

"The recent decision by the president came as a shock and was a c

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

quits before he joined...

remember 9 out of 10 officers are right wing.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/retired-4-star-general-stanley-172258860.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

Retired 4-Star General Stanley McChrystal Says He Wouldn't Work For 'Shady' Donald Trump
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Hayley Miller
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Looks like retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal won’t be joining the ever-evolving roster of Trump administration officials anytime soon.

The former top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said during an interview that aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he would reject an offer to work for President Donald Trump if asked.

“It’s important for me to work for people who I think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it,” McChrystal said. He suggested that the president has been, at times, “openly disingenuous on things.”

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've never been in a work situation where the brand new person was better than someone with job-specific experience. The avalanche of resignations, either in disgust, or one step ahead of the prosecutors, is unprecedented.

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By Thomas Heath January 1 at 3:31 PM
The Defense Department’s top spokeswoman, who had been under investigation since May over whether she mistreated employees, abruptly resigned Monday night within hours of the departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.

Dana W. White said on Twitter: “I appreciate the opportunity afforded to me by this administration to serve alongside Secretary Mattis, our service members and all the civilians who support them. It has been my honor and privilege. Stay safe and God bless.”

A Defense Department spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed White had resigned from her position as assistant to the Secretary of Defense for public affairs. Charles E. Summers, Jr., replaced White, becoming “acting” assistant to the defense secretary, according to the Pentagon.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

from the trump thread by viento



List of Republicans who opposed the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign

Former U.S. presidents

Former President George H. W. Bush

Former President George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush, President of the United States (1989–93); Vice President of the United States (1981–89) (voted for Hillary Clinton)[3][4][5]
George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–09); Governor of Texas (1995-2000)[6]
Former 2016 Republican presidential primary candidates
All candidates signed a pledge to eventually support the party nominee. The following refused to honor it after Trump became the Republican presidential nominee.

Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida (1999–2007)[7]
Carly Fiorina,[a][b] CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005); 2010 nominee for U.S. Senator from California[8] (originally endorsed Trump for the general election but called for Mike Pence to take his place as nominee after the Access Hollywood Tape surfaced)[9][10]
Lindsey Graham, United States Senator from South Carolina (2003–present) (voted for Evan McMullin)[11]
John Kasich, Governor of Ohio (2011–present); U.S. Representative from Ohio (1983–2001)[12] (wrote in John McCain)[13]
George Pataki, Governor of New York (1995–2006)[14]
Former federal cabinet-level officials

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
William Bennett,[a] Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (1989–90); United States Secretary of Education (1985–8Cool[15]
Bill Brock, United States Secretary of Labor (1985-87); United States Trade Representative (1981-85); U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1971-77); Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1977-81)[16]
Michael Chertoff, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2005–09); Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2003–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][18]
Bill Cohen, United States Secretary of Defense (1997–2001); United States Senator from Maine (1979–97) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[19][20]
Robert Gates, United States Secretary of Defense (2006–11); Director of Central Intelligence (1991–93)[21]
Carlos Gutierrez, United States Secretary of Commerce (2005–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Carla Anderson Hills, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1975–77), United States Trade Representative (1989–93) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][22]
Ray LaHood, United States Secretary of Transportation (2009–13), U.S. Representative from Illinois (1995–2009)[23]
Greg Mankiw, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (2003–05)[24]
Mel Martinez, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2001–03); United States Senator from Florida (2005–09); General Chair of the Republican National Committee (2007)[25][26]
Michael Mukasey, United States Attorney General (2007–09)[27]
John Negroponte, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2001–04); Director of National Intelligence (2005–07); United States Deputy Secretary of State (2007–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][22]
Henry Paulson, United States Secretary of the Treasury (2006–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[28]
Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State (2001–05), National Security Advisor (1987–89) (voted for Hillary Clinton)[29]
William K. Reilly, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1989–92) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Condoleezza Rice,[b] United States Secretary of State (2005–09), National Security Advisor (2001–05)[30]
Tom Ridge, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–05); Homeland Security Advisor (2001–03); Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001)[17][31][32]
William Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–73, 1983–85) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of Labor (1969–70); Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970–72); United States Secretary of the Treasury (1972–74); United States Secretary of State (1982–89)[24]
Louis Wade Sullivan, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989–93) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[33]
Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001–03); Governor of New Jersey (1994–2001) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[34]
Robert Zoellick, United States Deputy Secretary of State (2005–06); U.S. Trade Representative (2001–05); President of the World Bank Group (2007–12)[17]
Governors
Current

Ohio Governor John Kasich
Charlie Baker, Massachusetts (2015–present)[35]
Dennis Daugaard,[a][b] South Dakota (2011–present)[36]
Bill Haslam, Tennessee (2011–present)[37]
Gary Herbert,[a] Utah (2009–present)[38]
Larry Hogan, Maryland (2015–present)[39][40]
John Kasich, Ohio (2011–present)[41]
Susana Martinez, New Mexico (2011–present); Chair of the Republican Governors Association (2015–2016)[42]
Bruce Rauner, Illinois (2015–present)[43][44]
Brian Sandoval,[a] Nevada (2011–present)[45]
Phil Scott, Vermont (2017–present) [46]
Rick Snyder, Michigan (2011–present)[47][48]
Former

Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 nominee for President Mitt Romney

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Robert J. Bentley,[a] Alabama (2011–2017)[49]
Arne Carlson, Minnesota (1991–99) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
A. Linwood Holton Jr., Virginia (1970–74); Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1974–75) (endorsed Hillary Clinton - father in law of running mate Tim Kaine)[50]
Jon Huntsman Jr.,[a][b] Governor of Utah (2005–09); United States Ambassador to Russia (2017-); United States Ambassador to China (2009–11); United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–93)[51]
William Milliken, Michigan (1969–83) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[52]
Kay A. Orr, Nebraska (1987–91)[53]
Tim Pawlenty,[a] Minnesota (2003–11)[54]
Marc Racicot, Montana (1993–01); Chair of the Republican National Committee (2001–03)[55]
Mitt Romney, Massachusetts (2003–07), 2012 nominee for President (wrote in Ann Romney)[56][57]
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California (2003–11)[58]
William Weld, Massachusetts (1991–97) (2016 Libertarian nominee for Vice President)[59]
Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey (1994-2001) [60] (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[61]
U.S. Senators

Arizona Senator and 2008 nominee for President John McCain
Current
Susan Collins, Maine (1997–present)[62]
Jeff Flake,[b] Arizona (2013–present)[63][64] (voted for Evan McMullin)[65]
Cory Gardner,[a][b] Colorado (2015–present) (wrote in Mike Pence)[66]
Lindsey Graham,[a][b] South Carolina (2003–present)[67] (voted for Evan McMullin)[68]
Dean Heller, Nevada (2011–present)[69]
Mike Lee,[b] Utah (2011–present)[70] (voted for Evan McMullin)[71]
Lisa Murkowski,[b] Alaska (2002–present)[72]
Rob Portman,[a] Ohio (2010-present); United States Trade Representative (2005–06), Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2006–07) (wrote in Mike Pence)[73]
Ben Sasse, Nebraska (2015–present)[25][74]
Dan Sullivan,[a][b] Alaska (2015–present) (wrote in Mike Pence)[75]
Former
John McCain,[a] Arizona (1987–2018); 2008 nominee for President[76] [was a current senator on Election Day]
Kelly Ayotte,[c] New Hampshire (2011–17) (wrote in Mike Pence)[77] [was a current senator on Election Day]
Mark Kirk,[a] Illinois (2010–17) (wrote in Colin Powell)[40] [was a current senator on Election Day]
Norm Coleman, Minnesota (2003–09)[32][78]
David Durenberger, Minnesota (1978–95) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Slade Gorton, Washington (1981–87, 1989–2001) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[79]
Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (1979–90) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[80][81]
John Warner, Virginia (1979–2009); United States Secretary of the Navy (1972–74) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[82]
U.S. Representatives

Nevada U.S. Representative and 2016 nominee for U.S. Senate Joe Heck
Sitting at the time of the Trump campaign
Justin Amash, Michigan (2011–present)[32]
Mike Coffman, Colorado (2009–present)[83]
Barbara Comstock, Virginia (2015–present)[84]
Carlos Curbelo, Florida (2015–present)[25][85]
Rodney Davis,[a] Illinois (2013–present)[86]
Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania (2005–present)[87]
Bob Dold, Illinois (2011–13, 2015–17)[32][88]
Jeff Fortenberry,[a] Nebraska (2005–present)[86]
Kay Granger,[b] Texas (1997–present)[89]
Richard L. Hanna, New York (2011–17) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[32][90]
Cresent Hardy,[a] Nevada (2015–17)[91]
Joe Heck,[a] Nevada (2011–17); 2016 nominee for U.S. Senate[91]
Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington (2011–present) (writing-in Paul Ryan)[92]
Will Hurd, Texas (2015–present)[93]
David Jolly, Florida (2014–17)[94]
John Katko, New York (2015–present)[95]
Adam Kinzinger, Illinois (2011–present)[96]
Steve Knight, California (2015–present)[97]
Frank LoBiondo,[a] New Jersey (1995–present) (writing-in Mike Pence)[98]
Mia Love, Utah (2015–present)[99]
Martha McSally, Arizona (2015-present)[citation needed]
Pat Meehan,[b] Pennsylvania (2011–present)[98]
Erik Paulsen,[a] Minnesota (2009–present)[100]
Reid Ribble, Wisconsin (2011–17)[32]
Scott Rigell, Virginia (2011–17) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[25]
Martha Roby,[b] Alabama (2011–present)[101][102]
Tom Rooney,[a] Florida (2009–present)[86]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida (1989–present)[32]
Mike Simpson,[a] Idaho (1999–present)[15]
Fred Upton, Michigan (1987–present)[103]
David Valadao, California (2013–present)[104]
Ann Wagner,[a] Missouri (2013–present)[105]

Host of Morning Joe on MSNBC and former U.S. Representative from Florida Joe Scarborough
Former
Steve Bartlett, Texas (1983–91)[106]
Bob Bauman, Maryland (1973–81)[106]
Sherwood Boehlert, New York (1993–2007) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[107]
Jack Buechner, Missouri (1987–91)[106]
Tom Campbell, California (1989–93, 1995–2001) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[108]
Bill Clinger, Pennsylvania (1979–97)[106]
Tom Coleman, Missouri (1976–93)[106]
Geoff Davis, Kentucky (2005–12)[106]
Mickey Edwards, Oklahoma (1977–93)[106]
David F. Emery, Maine (1975–83)[109]
Harris Fawell, Illinois (1985–99)[106]
Ed Foreman, Texas (1963–65, 1969–71)[106]
Amo Houghton, New York (1987–2005)[106]
Bob Inglis, South Carolina (1993–99, 2005–11)[32]
Jim Kolbe, Arizona (1985–2007) (endorsed Gary Johnson)
Steve Kuykendall, California (1999–2001)[106]
Jim Leach, Iowa (1977–2007)[106]
Pete McCloskey, California (1967–83)[106] (Democrat since 2007)
Connie Morella, Maryland (1987–2003) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Mike Parker, Mississippi (1989–99); Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (2001–02)[106]
Tom Petri, Wisconsin (1979–2015)[106]
John Porter, Illinois (1980–2001)[106]
Joe Scarborough, Florida (1995–2001); commentator and author[110]
Claudine Schneider, Rhode Island (1981–91) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[107]
Chris Shays, Connecticut (1987–2009) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Peter Smith, Vermont (1989–1991)[106]
Mark Souder, Indiana (1995–2010)[111]
J.C. Watts, Oklahoma (1995–2003)[25]
Edward Weber, Ohio (1981–83)[106]
Vin Weber, Minnesota (1983–93)[112][113][114][115]
G. William Whitehurst, Virginia (1969–87)[106]
Dick Zimmer, New Jersey (1991–97) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[116]
Former State Department officials
Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[117]
John B. Bellinger III, Legal Adviser of the Department of State; Legal Adviser to the National Security Council[17]
Robert Blackwill, United States Ambassador to India; Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][22]
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; United States Ambassador to NATO; United States Ambassador to Greece (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[118]
Eliot A. Cohen, Counselor of the United States Department of State[17][25]
Chester Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs[27]
Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs[17]
James K. Glassman, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[27]
David F. Gordon, Director of Policy Planning[17]
Donald Gregg, United States Ambassador to South Korea[24]
David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
John Hillen, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs[17]
Reuben Jeffery III, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment[17]
Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs[27]
David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor[17]
Stephen D. Krasner, Director of Policy Planning[27]
Frank Lavin, United States Ambassador to Singapore; Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Robert McCallum, United States Ambassador to Australia; Acting United States Deputy Attorney General[17]
Richard Miles, United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Georgia; Acting United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan[27]
Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs[27]
John Osborn, Member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy[27]
Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs[17]
William Howard Taft IV, Legal Adviser of the Department of State; United States Ambassador to NATO; United States Deputy Secretary of Defense[17]
Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor for Women's Empowerment; Special Assistant to the President for Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][22]
Betty Tamposi, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[119]
Peter Teeley, United States Ambassador to Canada (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Robert Tuttle, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[120]
Philip Zelikow, Counselor of the United States Department of State[17]
Former Defense Department officials
Don Bacon,[b] Brigadier General, United States Air Force; Representative for Nebraska's 2nd district[121]
Seth Cropsey, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities[27]
Michael B. Donley, United States Secretary of the Air Force (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Eric Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy[17]
Doug Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy[122]
Robert Hastings, Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs[27]
Tim Kane, United States Air Force intelligence officer; Chief Labor Economist, Joint Economic Committee[27]
Mary Beth Long, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs[17]
Alberto J. Mora, General Counsel of the Navy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Gale Pollock, Acting Surgeon General of the United States Army (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Martha Rainville, Major General, United States Air Force; Vermont Adjutant General[27]
Michael Rubin, Defense Country Director for Iran and Iraq[27]
Kalev Sepp, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Capabilities[27]
Matthew Waxman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15][17]
Paul Wolfowitz, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense; President of the World Bank Group[123]
Dov Zakheim, Comptroller of the Department of Defense[17]
Former National Security officials
Ken Adelman, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15][27]
Mike Baker, covert operations officer, Central Intelligence Agency[27]
Tom Donnelly, Director of the Policy Group, House Armed Services Committee[27]
Gary Edson, Deputy National Security Advisor[17]
Richard Falkenrath, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor[17]
Peter Feaver, Senior Director for Strategic Planning[17]
Aaron Friedberg, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President[17]
Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber Security and Telecommunications[27]
Michael Green, Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council[17]
Paul Haenle, Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council[17]
Michael Hayden, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2006–09)[17]
William Inboden, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council[17]
James Jeffrey, Deputy National Security Advisor[17]
James C. Langdon, Jr., Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board[17]
Deborah Loewer, Director of the White House Situation Room (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[124]
Evan McMullin, Operations officer, Central Intelligence Agency; Senior Adviser for National Security, House Foreign Affairs Committee (Independent candidate for President)[125][126]
Paul D. Miller, Director for Afghanistan, National Security Council[27]
Meghan O'Sullivan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan[17]
Kori Schake, Director of Defense Strategy, National Security Council[17]
Gary Schmitt, Executive Director of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board[27]
Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor (1975–77, 1989–93); Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (2001–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
David Shedd, Deputy Director of National Intelligence; Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency[27]
Stephen Slick, Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council[17]
Frances Townsend, Homeland Security Advisor[27]
Kenneth Wainstein, Homeland Security Advisor[17]
Other former federal government officials

Former Chief of Staff to the Vice President and founder of The Weekly Standard Bill Kristol
Donald B. Ayer, United States Deputy Attorney General[17]
Phillip D. Brady, White House Staff Secretary; White House Cabinet Secretary (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[124]
Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney[127]
Linda Chavez, Director of the Office of Public Liaison; 1986 nominee for U.S. Senator from Maryland[32]
Jim Cicconi, White House Staff Secretary (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Scott Evertz, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Tony Fratto, Deputy White House Press Secretary[128]
Charles Fried, United States Solicitor General; Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[129]
Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy; Commissioner of Internal Revenue (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Theodore Kassinger, United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce[17]
Bill Kristol, Chief of Staff to the Vice President (endorsed Evan McMullin)[130]
Thomas Mallon, Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities[131]
Rosario Marin, Treasurer of the United States (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[132]
John McKay, former United States Attorney (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[133]
Andrew Natsios, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development; Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party[17]
Daniel F. Runde, Director of the Global Development Alliance[27]
Larry D. Thompson, United States Deputy Attorney General[17]
Dan Webb, former United States Attorney (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[134]
Peter Wehner, Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives[15]
Lezlee Westine, Director of the Office of Public Liaison (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[112][135]
Peter Zeidenberg, Assistant United States Attorney[127]
State officials
Current
Brian Calley,[a][b] Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2011–present)[136]
Spencer Cox, Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013–present)[137]
Former
Paul Anderson, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1994–2013) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[138]
Greg Bell, Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2009–13) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[139]
Bob Brown, Secretary of State of Montana (2001–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[140]
Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018)[141]
Betty Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio (1995–2003), Ohio State Auditor (2003–07)[142]
Sam Reed, Secretary of State of Washington (2000–12) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[143]
Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah (2001–13) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[144]
Robert Smith, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2004–14) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[145]
Michael Steele, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2003–07) and RNC Chair (2009–11)[146]
Diana Taylor, New York Superintendent of Banks (2003–07) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[147]
Grant Woods, Attorney General of Arizona (1991–99) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[148]
State legislators
Current
Rocky Chavez, California State Representative (2012–present)
Neal Collins, South Carolina State Representative (2014–present)[149]
Kurt Daudt,[b] Minnesota State Representative (2011–present), Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2015–present)[54]
David Johnson, Iowa State Senator (2003–present)[40][150]
Charisse Millett,[a] Alaska State Representative (2009–present), Majority Leader (2015–present)[151][152]
Ross Spano, Florida State Representative (2012–present)[94]
Joe Sweeney,[a] New Hampshire State Representative (2012–present)[153]
Former
Michael Balboni, New York State Senator (1998–2007) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[154]
Jack Ciattarelli,[a] New Jersey State Representative (2011–2018)[141]
Lois Sherman Hagarty, Pennsylvania State Representative (1980–92)[155]
Brian Lees, Massachusetts State Senator (1989–2007), Minority Leader (1993–2007)[156]
Mark B. Madsen, Utah State Senator (2005–2017) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[157]
Chad Mayes, California State Assembly Minority Leader (2014–2017)
Jack McGregor, Pennsylvania State Senator (1963–70) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[124]
Will Weatherford, Florida State Representative (2006–14), Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2012–14)[94]
Municipal officials
Joel Giambra, former Erie County Executive (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[158]
Carlos A. Giménez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[159]
Danny Jones, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia (endorsed Gary Johnson)[160][161]
Aimee Winder Newton,[a] Member of the Salt Lake County Council[162]
Tomás Regalado, Mayor of Miami[163]
Other public figures
Staff, advisors, activists, relations

Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States

Ben Shapiro, conservative commentator

George Will, conservative commentator
Steve Baer, former President, United Republican Fund of Illinois [164]
Ellen Bork, political consultant[27]
Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001–09); First Lady of Texas (1995–2000)[165]
Marvin Bush, son of George H. W. Bush, brother of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush (endorsed Gary Johnson)[166]
Al Cardenas, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida[86]
Patrick Chovanec, economist[27]
Beau Correll, attorney, political activist (led Free The Delegates movement, filed successful federal lawsuit to unbind delegates)[167]
Mindy Finn, political consultant, strategist, and activist (Independent running mate for Evan McMullin)[168]
Darryl Glenn,[a] 2016 nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado [169]
Juan Hernandez, political consultant, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas (endorsed Gary Johnson)[170]
Matt Higgins, former press secretary for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Robert Kagan, former foreign policy advisor and speechwriter (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[32]
Matt Kibbe, libertarian ideals advocate[32]
Jimmy LaSalvia, co-founder of GOProud (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Kevin Madden, spokesperson for 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt Romney[25]
Ken Mehlman, former Chair of the Republican National Committee[32]
Mike Murphy, political consultant and commentator (indirectly endorsed Hillary Clinton)[171][172][173][174][175][176][177]
Patrick Ruffini, political strategist[32]
Mark Salter, chief aide to John McCain (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[178]
Randy Scheunemann, national security and foreign policy advisor[27]
Steve Schmidt, campaign strategist[179]
Gabriel Schoenfeld, former Senior Advisor to 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney[32]
Lionel Sosa, political consultant (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[180]
A. J. Spiker, Chair of the Iowa Republican Party[181]
Stuart Stevens, political consultant and strategist[32]
Mac Stipanovich, strategist and lobbyist; former Chief of Staff to Bob Martinez (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[182]
John Weaver,[d] strategist[183]
Rick Wilson, political consultant and former Republican strategist.[184]
Academics, journalists, authors, commentators
Michael Auslin, Resident Scholar and Director of Japanese Studies at the American Enterprise Institute[27]
Glenn Beck, former Fox News host, radio host, columnist, and author (endorsed Darrell Castle)[185]
Guy Benson, journalist[128]
Michael Berry, radio host[32]
Max Boot, author (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[32]
L. Brent Bozell III, activist and writer[32]
David Brooks, columnist[186]
Christine Caine, evangelical author[187]
Steven G. Calabresi, legal scholar and co-founder of the Federalist Society[188]
Mona Charen, columnist and author[32]
Lanhee Chen, academic and commentator[24]
Joshua Claybourn, attorney, author, and former convention delegate[189][190]
Ross Douthat, columnist[40]
Daniel W. Drezner, blogger[27]
Richard Epstein, legal scholar[188]
Erick Erickson, blogger (endorsed Evan McMullin)[191]
Niall Ferguson, professor of history[27]
David A. French, author and journalist[40]
David Frum, columnist and speechwriter for George W. Bush (voted for Hillary Clinton)[192]
Jeffrey Gedmin, author[27]
Robert P. George, academic[24][193]
Reuel Marc Gerecht, writer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[27]
Michael Gerson, columnist and speechwriter for George W. Bush[194]
Jonah Goldberg, columnist and author (endorsed Evan McMullin)[195]
Michael Graham, radio host[128]
Mary R. Habeck, professor of strategic studies[27]
David Harsanyi, columnist[128]
Stephen F. Hayes, columnist[128]
Quin Hillyer, columnist[32]
Margaret Hoover, consultant and commentator[196]
Charles Krauthammer, columnist (wrote in Paul Ryan or Ben Sasse)[197]
Bill Kristol, neo-conservative founder and editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard.
Matt K. Lewis, columnist and commentator[198]
Dana Loesch, author and commentator[199]
Peter Mansoor, military historian (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[27]
Meghan McCain, commentator, daughter of Senator John McCain (voted for Evan McMullin)[200]
Beth Moore, evangelical author[187]
Russell D. Moore, evangelical theologian, head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (writing-in Ben Sasse)[24][201]
Charles Murray, political scientist and commentator[202]
Ana Navarro, strategist and commentator (voted for Hillary Clinton)[203]
Tom Nichols, national security affairs scholar (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[27]
John Noonan, national security analyst and commentator[204][205]
Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of World[206]
P.J. O'Rourke, humorist, author, H.L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[207]
Mackubin Thomas Owens, national security advisor[27]
Katie Pavlich, journalist[32]
Daniel Pipes, historian and columnist[27]
Danielle Pletka, foreign policy writer[208]
John Podhoretz, writer and columnist[24]
Dorothy Rabinowitz, journalist (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[209]
Jennifer Rubin, journalist[32]
Ben Shapiro, columnist and commentator[32]
Bret Stephens, journalist[24][210] (voted for Hillary Clinton)[211]
Charlie Sykes, author, radio host, MSNBC commentator[212]
Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations[27]
Ruth Wedgwood, professor of international law and diplomacy[27]
Jamie Weinstein, political journalist[40]
Montel Williams, talk show host and commentator[213]
George Will, columnist[214][215]
Kevin D. Williamson, writer[216]
Business leaders

Meg Whitman, current HP and former eBay CEO
Daniel Akerson, former Chairman and CEO of General Motors (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[217][218]
Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape; founder of Andreessen Horowitz (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[219]
Mike Fernandez, founder of MBF Healthcare Partners (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[220]
Seth Klarman, founder of Baupost Group (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[24][221]
Hamid R. Moghadam, CEO of Prologis (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[219]
James Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[222]
Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[219]
Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation[223]
Harry E. Sloan, former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22]
Jack Welch,[a] former CEO of General Electric[224]
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; former CEO of eBay; 2010 California nominee for Governor of California (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[22][24][225]
Republican groups
Harvard Republican Club[226]
Penn State College Republicans[227]
Kenyon Republicans[228]
The University of the South College Republicans[229]
Cornell Republicans (endorsed Gary Johnson)[230]
New Mexico College Republicans (endorsed Gary Johnson)[231]
Log Cabin Republicans[232]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_opposed_the_2016_Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

another life long republican to quit after 2 years.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/rosenstein-expected-depart-doj-coming-weeks-once-attorney-090615321--abc-news-topstories.html

Rosenstein expected to depart DOJ in coming weeks if new attorney general confirmed

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trump support down to 36%, gone among independents. Assemblyman Brian Maenschein re-registers as Democrat, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/24/brian-maienschein-california-republican-assemblyma/

saying that Trump has led the party “to extreme on issues that divide our country.” Republican spokeswoman immediately attacks him.

Trump will be known as the “Great Divider.”
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mac wrote:
Trump support down to 36%, gone among independents. Assemblyman Brian Maenschein re-registers as Democrat, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/24/brian-maienschein-california-republican-assemblyma/

saying that Trump has led the party “to extreme on issues that divide our country.” Republican spokeswoman immediately attacks him.

Trump will be known as the “Great Divider.”



More like, let me switch parties in a failing state to save my ass....fucking self-serving coward.
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