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Draining the Swamp or Refilling It?

These are the current Trump Cabinet positions. Justice - Jeff Sessions Treasury - Steve Mnuchin Education - Betsy DeVos Transportation - Elaine Chao Health and Human Services - Tom Price Commerce - Wilbur Ross Housing and Urban Development - Ben Carson Defense - Gen. James Mattis I'm going to go through and describe both the good and bad of each choice. Foremost in mind will be the stated aim of Trump to 'Drain the Swamp'. Jeff Sessi ons  - Senator (Alabama):  C areer  in politics started in 1975 (Asst. US Attorney, Alabama). Reagan nominated him US Attorney for Alabama. Confirmed and held position for 12 years. Several allegations of racism dogged him over the years, highlighted by him calling the NAACP "un-American" and claiming civil rights did more harm than good " by trying to force civil rights "down the throats of people ". He has been Senator since 1996. He has the experience and expertise to head Justice, but his history in r