Thursday, January 19, 2017

An American Kakistocracy

Kakistocracy: Government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.

  • A Labor Secretary who has promoted low wages, automating workers, and the objectification of women
     
  • A Housing and Urban Development Secretary with no relevant experience.
     
  • A Commerce Secretary who owned a dangerous coal mine where twelve miners died in an explosion.
     
  • A Secretary of State who ran ExxonMobil.
     
  • An EPA Administrator who has sued the agency on behalf of fossil fuel companies and is a climate change denier.
     
  • An Energy Secretary who wants to get rid of the department (and might not know what it does - Answer: Most of its budget is for managing our nuclear energy and weapons issues).
     
  • A Health and Human Services Secretary who has attacked policies that protect women's health.
     
  • An Interior Secretary who has a League of Conservation Voters score of 3%.
     
  • And an Attorney General who opposes civil and voting rights and was denied a federal judgeship due to racist remarks.





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