FUCKYEAH! HUZZAH! SECRETARY MAD DOG CONFIRMED

[Stinky The Clown]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/senate-committee-approves-james-mad-dog-mattis-defence-secretary-1601852

[KittyWampus]

1. By almost all accounts he's the sane person in the room.

[jeanmarc]

10. Red ass guy

But sure hope his brain works for unnecessary wars suggested by a bunch of 'tough guys' who throw other people's children in the meat grinder while collecting deferments and generally not being supportive of the troops.

[Turbineguy]

2. So the question is.....

will this guy stop Trump from using the launch codes?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. He's the supposed one-and-only "safeguard" in the process.

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

[FarCenter]

3. The roll call vote is currently going on

http://floor.senate.gov/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1188

[0rganism]

4. the fact that he's probably the least crappy/most qualified of the whole "cabinet"...

it's sad, just very sad

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. He seems to be the only one who actually has experience and knowledge

about the department he'll be managing. The rest of them don't even have that; they're just rich.

[wishstar]

7. Wonder how long before he will resign for disagreeing with Trump&Co

If his advice is ignored or he refuses to go along with their plans, he won't last long

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. Sad. Ill. Angry. Sad. Ill Angry. Ad infinitum.

I've become tripolar.

[Lurks Often]

9. Senate voted 98-1 to confirm him

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/01/20/senate-confirms-retired-gen-james-mattis-as-defense-secretary-breaking-with-decades-of-precedent/?utm_term=.42db72cae7ec

Sen Gillibrand was the only no vote, while Sen Sessions did not vote.

"The waiver for Mattis passed 81-17 in the Senate, and then 268 to 151 in the House."

[Jacob Boehme]

11. Tom Lehrer - So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III)