Andrew Puzder withdrawn as Trump's choice for labor secretary - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump's choice for labor secretary, a source close to Puzder and a senior administration official said. The decision came as Senate Republicans told the White House he was losing support, a senior GOP source said, adding there were four firm Republican no votes and possibly up to 12.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/top-senate-republicans-urge-white-house-to-withdraw-puzder-nomination/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/top-senate-republicans-urge-white-house-to-withdraw-puzder-nomination/index.html[/URL]

he must not have donated enough

Was this because he allegedly beat his wife?

Yes! Good news at last!

I hope he's replaced with someone slightly less awful!

[QUOTE=Judas;51827698]I hope he's replaced with someone slightly less awful![/QUOTE] According to Predict it, this is the Guy who is front runner besides the acting one. [QUOTE]Peter N. Kirsanow is an attorney and a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. He was a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from January 2006 to January 2008. [/QUOTE]

For real? That's some potentially good news. If he's replaced by someone worse, which they are worse people, that's bad, but this might be a sign of the criticism starting to affect the administration(Not Trump himself)

I suppose it should be comforting to know that there is an actual limit the Republicans can reach when it comes to some of these appointments.

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;51827741]According to Predict it, this is the Guy who is front runner besides the acting one.[/QUOTE] That sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?

The game musical chairs comes to mind

It is just been announced to be Alexander Acosta. [QUOTE]He has served in three presidentially appointed, senate-confirmed positions. He was a member of the National Labor Relations Board, appointed by George W. Bush, from 2002 to 2003, where he participated in or authored more than 125 opinions.[9] Following the NLRB, he was Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice on August 22, 2003; becoming the first Hispanic to hold the rank of Assistant Attorney General. He also served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division. More recently, Acosta served as the U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Florida, and was the longest serving U.S. Attorney in the District since the 1970s. On February 16, 2017, he was named as President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]While Acosta served as U.S. Attorney, the Southern District prosecuted a number of high-profile defendants, including Jack Abramoff for fraud, José Padilla for terrorism, and Charles “Chuckie” Taylor Jr. for torture, (the first torture case of its kind in the U.S.). The District also targeted white collar crime, prosecuting several bank-related cases, including one against Swiss bank UBS. The case resulted in UBS paying $780 million in fines, and for the first time in history, the bank provided the United States with the names of individuals who were using secret Swiss bank accounts to avoid U.S. taxes. Other notable cases during his tenure include the corruption prosecution of Palm Beach County Commission Chairman Tony Masilotti, Palm Beach County Commissioner Warren Newell, and Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne; the conviction of Cali Cartel founders Miguel and Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, for the importation of 200,000 kilos of cocaine, which resulted in a $2.1 billion forfeiture; and the white-collar crime prosecutions of executives connected to Hamilton Bank. Acosta also emphasized health-care fraud prosecutions. Under Acosta’s leadership, the District also focused on health care fraud and because the top district in the nation in health care fraud prosecution, charged more than 700 individuals responsible for more than $2 billion in fraud.[/QUOTE]