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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Let's Meet Trump's New Pick For Head Of DHS [View all]
EarlG
(23,583 posts)25. I don't like the coastal elite stereotype
It plays into the right wing's claims that experts are useless, which has led us to the shitshow we're in now.
Markwayne Mullin has proven that he's a good plumber -- he inherited his dad's plumbing business, and he grew it and sold it for a profit. He also has an Associate's degree in construction technology.
Meanwhile, the last serious head of DHS was Alejandro Mayorkas. Here's his resume before getting the job:
He graduated from UC Berkeley in history with honors, subsequently earning his J.D. from Loyola Marymount University. After law school, Mayorkas worked as an assistant United States attorney and as the United States attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2001.
In 2009, Mayorkas was a member of the presidential transition team for Barack Obama, leading the team responsible for the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division. He was appointed by President Obama as the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As USCIS director, Mayorkas implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process in 60 days.
He led U.S. government efforts to rescue orphaned children following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and led the advancement of a crime victims unit that, for the first time, made it possible for the agency to issue the statutory maximum number of visas to victims of crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas
In 2009, Mayorkas was a member of the presidential transition team for Barack Obama, leading the team responsible for the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division. He was appointed by President Obama as the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As USCIS director, Mayorkas implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process in 60 days.
He led U.S. government efforts to rescue orphaned children following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and led the advancement of a crime victims unit that, for the first time, made it possible for the agency to issue the statutory maximum number of visas to victims of crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas
Here's the thing: if Alejandro Mayorkas tried to do Markwayne Mullin's job for a day, he'd be laughed out of town. He's not a plumber, he's not trained as a plumber, so why on earth would anyone take him seriously if he showed up and tried to be a plumber?
But if Markwayne Mullin is appointed to do Alejandro Mayorkas's job, for some reason, the general cultural opinion seems to be that we should treat it as serious business, because we don't want to offend people with our "elitism."
It doesn't make sense to me. Good plumbers are experts. So are heads of the Department of Homeland Security. It doesn't mean that they're qualified to do each other's jobs.
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TBH I just don't think a home improvement expert is qualified to run the Department of Homeland Security
EarlG
Yesterday
#7
His post is about those in Congress,not every Liberal everywhre having a college degree
Bengus81
Yesterday
#8
But we can always use another plumber, especially so close to the White House
FakeNoose
Yesterday
#23
Watch the flare up in a Senate meeting wanting to fight a guy testifying. No wonder a Trump likes
Bengus81
Yesterday
#10
I wonder if he would hire a cashier at 7-Eleven to do his plumbing? Why does he think...
Ol Janx Spirit
Yesterday
#13
So the guy is Tim Allen, right? Remember the episode of Home Improvement where Tim juiced up a garbage disposal
PatrickforB
Yesterday
#21
He is very very anti.immigrant..that and how much he flatters trump, thats all trump cares about
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Yesterday
#27
As an aside, I am an engineer also with a BSEE. I work for an MEP firm and
madinmaryland
Yesterday
#32