NR Daily: Do We Even Need ‘Acting’ Cabinet Members?

The debate we should be having is not whether the acting attorney general's appointment was kosher but whether "acting" cabinet officers should exist at all.

November 20 2018

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Do We Even Need 'Acting' Cabinet Members? J. J. McCullough We can do without acting cabinet secretaries for the time it takes to follow the Constitution and do the job of confirmation right. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Trump Should Fear Uncle Joe Rich Lowry Joe Biden still styles himself as a scrappy kid from Scranton, even though he became a U.S. senator soon after Beto O'Rourke was born. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. No, Really. Kyle Smith Eric Idle has written a hilarious memoir the bears out the message of his song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." Washington Post Publisher Blasts Trump's Response to Khashoggi Murder Jack Crowe In a statement, the Post's publisher called President Trump's defenses of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman a 'betrayal' of 'American values.' ADVERTISEMENT The Mad, Mad Meditations of Monsieur Macron Victor Davis Hanson Almost everything French president Emmanuel Macron has said recently on the topic of foreign affairs, the United States, and nationalism and patriotism is silly. London Grinch Advertisement Deemed 'Racist' Katherine Timpf Boycotting "The Grinch" because its fictional Bad Guy was saying something mean is about as ridiculous as it gets.   Vice Is Just More Anti-Conservative Vitriol Ben Shapiro The new anti-Bush film, "Vice," is dedicated to the apparent evil of former Vice President Dick Cheney, the Left's all-purpose nefarious bugaboo during the Bush years. When Voting Is Probably Not Worth the Hassle Robert VerBruggen An evening spent waiting and waiting for the chance to choose between candidates I had never heard of before. Report: Actress Files for Restraining Order against Avenatti Mairead McArdle Actress Mareli Miniutti filed for a restraining order against Avenatti on Monday, after she apparently accused him of assaulting her last week. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: November 20, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: November 19, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.