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(I'm beginning to believe that, en masse, the GOP has been infected with a particularly virulent form of Mad Cow Disease.)
The lawyer who vetted 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be tasked with doing the same for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trumps short list of potential running mates.
Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that A.B. Culvahouse Jr., a Washington-based attorney, met with the businessmans campaign aides at Trump Tower in New York, and has been tapped to lead the effort. His office declined to comment and referred requests for more information to the Trump campaign.
Culvahouse previously served as White House counsel to President Ronald Reagan. During that time he handled the failed Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork.
In 2012, Culvahouse defended his vetting of Palin for Sen. John McCains (R-Ariz.) presidential ticket, writing in the Wall Street Journal that he believed she had the presence and wherewithal to grow into the position. I summed up her selection as high risk, high reward. McCains decision to go with Palin ended up being the former, not the latter. The senator and his staff has been criticized ever since for embracing and legitimizing Palin and her brand of anti-Obama and anti-immigrant politics, ultimately paving the way for a candidate like Trump.
more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-sarah-palin-lawyer_us_573dc5cde4b0ef86171d5d91
forest444
(5,902 posts)You betcha!
Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)aggravate the middle.
Mike Nelson
(9,961 posts)...pick another Palin!