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frazzled

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9. Why do we only ever think of the "stars" we already know?

Wed Sep 9, 2020, 10:32 AM

Sep 2020

There must be dozens of super qualified attorneys, male and female, with tons of administrative as well as legal experience (remember what a huge agency the DOJ is) who would be well qualified to serve as Attorney General.

But we're always fixated on senators or House members we already know and have seen on TV. We want them to star in the next big movie (when an actor we might never have heard of might be very best for the role).

It's a paradox to me.

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Elizabeth Warren For Attorney General [View all] appalachiablue Sep 2020 OP

We need her in the Senate still_one Sep 2020 #1

yes. She can move up to cabinet dawg day Sep 2020 #8

I like Sally Yates for AG dlk Sep 2020 #2

The stature & experience Warren possesses is needed in the AG position. appalachiablue Sep 2020 #3

Do people remember when a (R) Senate blocked AleksS Sep 2020 #4

I hope she is speaker I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #5

Nope- Senate Majority Leader, seniority be damned. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2020 #6

Treasury Secretary. She already has influenced Biden and she'll blm Sep 2020 #7

Why do we only ever think of the "stars" we already know? frazzled Sep 2020 #9

We need experienced Democrats in the Senate dlk Sep 2020 #10

Yes elleng Sep 2020 #12

Warren also has outstanding executive experience appalachiablue Sep 2020 #13

Yes, she would make an excellent chief executive dlk Sep 2020 #14

Sally Yates elleng Sep 2020 #11