Am I the only liberal in here, who likes some of Trump's picks?

[SouthoftheAndes]

I hate all his domestic policy picks except I think Betsy Devos is alright and means well.


I am a democratic socialist, however, I love Trumps picks for national security advisor, defense secretary, treasury secretary, department of homeland security, CIA, and I like many of his advisors (economic advisors, foreign policy advisors).

I think America needs a strong foreign policy and needs to move away from the neocons and their failed policies. Trump is wanting to make relations with Russia and the eastern world better, and realizes that our true threats to freedom in the western world is not Russia which is regionalist ambitions at best or China, but our biggest true threat is Radical Islam, nations like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, and other rogue non-muslim nations like North Korea are true threats to world peace.


Trump also has a good stance on trade, and as a former Clinton supporter, who is now a fan of Bernie and democratic socialism I am happy to see Trump deliver on somethings. In any case, to my fellow liberals I say let us get through the next 4 or 8 years and then we will have a shot at electing a true democratic socialist. After 8 years of Trump and the GOP wrecking domestic policy, many Trump fans will see the wonders of Democratic socialism.



After, 8-years of Bush 2.0, we will finally succeed in getting a true Democratic socialist.

 

[glennrod]

No, i'm pretty far left and i like a lot of his picks

 

[Falsedawn]

Maybe this'll change your mind on DeVos

http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/.../betsy-devos-education-donald-trump/94728574/

THE CONFLICTS

Supporters call Betsy DeVos an "advocate" who cares for children. And she may be that.

But the policy expression of that concern has been one-sided, and as much about establishing an industry as it is about kids.

The DeVoses have helped private interests commandeer public money that was intended to fulfill the state's mandate to provide compulsory education. The family started the Great Lakes Education Project, whose political action committee does the most prolific and aggressive lobbying for charter schools.

Betsy DeVos and other family members have given more than $2 million to the PAC since 2001. GLEP has spent that money essentially buying policy outcomes that have helped Michigan's charter industry grow while shielding it from accountability.

This summer, the DeVos family contributed $1.45 million over two months — an astounding average of $25,000 a day — to Michigan GOP lawmakers and the state party after the Republican-led Legislature derailed a bipartisan provision that would have provided more charter school oversight in Detroit.

GLEP also pushed hard — and successfully — to lift the cap on charter schools a few years ago, even though Michigan already had among the highest number of charters in the nation despite statistics suggesting charters weren't substantively outperforming traditional public schools.