Trump Picks Mitch McConnell's Brother-In-Law,

[elleng]

Gordon Hartogensis, To Lead Pension Agency.

05/16/2018

Experts say the choice to lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. wasn’t based on qualifications.

a man with apparently no government experience and unclear qualifications — to lead a Department of Labor agency responsible for current and future pensions of about 1.5 million people.

Ethics experts questioned the choice, with one suggesting the nomination was granted on a “who you know rather than what you know” basis.

The White House announced Monday that Gordon Hartogensis had been tapped to head the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. He was described as “an investor and technology sector leader with experience managing financial equities, bonds, private placements, and software development.”

The announcement failed to list a current job for the nominee, and did not mention that Hartogensis is the brother-in-law of McConnell and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Hartogensis is married to Chao’s sister, Grace Chao.>>>

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gordon-hartogensis-mcconnell-brother-in-law-pension-agency_us_5afbf66fe4b06a3fb50c144a?

[Midnight Writer]

1. For a "small government conservative" type of guy, he's got a lot of family living high on it.

[elleng]

2. He sure as hell is NOT a "small government conservative."

[Grasswire2]

3. All part of the plan to weaken America

Uniquely unqualified people in important positions, others left empty, unconfirmed "acting" appointees elsewhere and unreachable by Congressional vetting.

Remember Bannon's words. Shutter government and break down the administrative structures.

[Marcuse]

4. We've seen the quid. Now we see the quo.

[House of Roberts]

5. How many of Mitch McConnell's family members would lose

their cushy government jobs if Mitch crossed Trump?

[LittleGirl]

6. We really need to arrest

McConnell for obstruction of justice along with IQ45.

[NotHardly]

7. I've seen this movie or read this book

... wasn't it called "The Late Roman Empire: A History"

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Now we know why Mitch won't let the Senate vote to fund government and end the shutdown.

[samplegirl]

9. Let's keep that

Money where it belongs!😡

[Snotcicles]

10. Thank you very much for posting this. nt

[Scruffy1]

11. He's very rich and doesn't need a job.

Sound like he was given a title so he could have some status in Washington and a very crude attempt to kiss and make up with Mitch after he got screwed on the funding bill. I don't think there are many waiting for an appointment for a soon to be gone president except for some of independent means and don't need a resume. I doubt very much he will do anything.