According to almost every media report, President-elect Donald Trump has selected Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as the nominee for Secretary of State.  The announcement is anticipated to take place this morning.  Here’s our previous outline anticipating T-Rex:
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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Trump/Pence presidential victory.

Transition Website HERE

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Governor Mitt Romney released the following statement after being notified he was not going to be nominated for Secretary of State (Via Facebook)
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NEWS: @realDonaldTrump selects @GovernorPerry as Energy Secretary. Announcement forthcoming.

— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) December 13, 2016

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The last federal budget was signed into law in September 2007 for fiscal year ’08 by George W Bush.  Since then, congress has facilitated nine consecutive years of continuing resolutions, debt ceiling increases and Omnibus spending bills.

President Obama never spent a single day in office with a budget. Not one day.  The current Paul Ryan initiated CR/Ominibus spending package ends on April 1st, 2017.  [Not coincidentally the same due date for President Trump’s statutorily required first budget proposal, which would take effect October 1st 2017 for fiscal year 2018.]
Regardless of Trump’s budget proposal, and as a direct consequence of the CR/Omnibus approach, congress is going to have to pass another CR spending bill, to fund government operations from April 1st through the end of the fiscal 2017 year (Sept. 30th).  Remember,  Ryan/McConnell created this financial mess.
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The concentric circles of Team Clinton sycophants can always be counted on to use every available avenue to avoid the reality of their own irrelevance.  The latest exhibition comes today from Paul Begala, Mike Morell, and the Huffington Post trying to push the Russian Election Conspiracy Narrative.
You may have seen various MSM outlets pushing a storyline about a former CIA Director calling Russian interference into the 2016 election: “the political equivalent of 9-11“, or a similar headline.

The quote comes from an interview given by former “interim” CIA Head Mike Morell, and as you can see above, it was quickly dispatched by noted Clinton political operative Paul Begala.
However, what is intentionally not noted is the actual context of the quote – and, just like the obtuse Washington Post article the statement is built upon, the Morell deniability built into his statement.  Going directly to the original source transcript (emphasis mine, IC = Intelligence Community):
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There’s a few interesting decisions that may come out this week.  The Secretary of Energy seems a possibility, and names of Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Governor Rick Perry (TX) both surface amid those potential considerations.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is anticipating losing Manchin from the Senate. –LINK–
In addition, Carly Fiorina attended a meeting today and stopped by the media gaggle upon exit from Trump Tower.  Fiorina’s name has been floated as a possible pick for Director of National Intelligence (replacing James Clapper).

TRUMP TOWER CAM Live Stream HERE

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Trump/Pence presidential victory.

Transition Website HERE

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.