I think Trump blew this one. I appreciate that Gaetz is a loyal dedicated defender of Trump, but when I first heard about his nomination to be Attorney General I thought that it was a mistake because he carries a lot of baggage that could keep him from being confirmed. And then I thought it made sense because Gaetz is certainly a person who will clean house at DOJ.

And then I looked up his legal background because I never remember him mentioning it. And suffice it to say that he doesn’t really have one. He spent a couple years at a law firm in Fort Walton Beach, and then went into politics. I could never vote to confirm someone for AG that has no prosecutorial experience. The position is for the head prosecutor for the country and I don’t believe that you are qualified if you’ve never prosecuted a single criminal case. Apparently they disagree with me in California or at least did back in SK’s time.

But I think Trump made a big mistake here. There are plenty of qualified people who he could have selected. Maybe there will be a big enough outrage that he’ll reconsider. I hope so.