So this weekend's news was that Sarah Palin was "eyeing the Energy secretary job in Donald Trump's cabinet." Do you think she knows
it's not a real cabinet?
“I think a lot about the Department of Energy, because energy is my baby. Oil and gas and minerals, those things that God has dumped on this part of the earth for mankind's use instead of us relying on unfriendly foreign nations, for us to import their -- their resources,” Palin said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Ah, I had forgotten how Sarah Palin could take any topic and turn it into the oratorical equivalent of waterboarding. Anyhoo, like any good tea party Republican she only wants to be in charge of that thing so she can shut it all down.
“I think a lot about the Department of Energy. And if I were head of that, I'd get rid of it,” she added. “And I'd let the states start having more control over the lands that are within their boundaries and the people who are affected by the developments within their states.
“So, you know, if I were in charge of that, it would be a short-term job, but it would be a -- it would be really great to have someone who knows energy and is pro-responsible development to be in charge.”
Mind you, she has thought
a lot about this, so you can presume that these are the deepest thoughts Sarah Palin can muster on the topic even after an undisclosed period of deep contemplation on the subject. Energy is a baby God dumped on our great nation so that we don't have to deal with those other, suckier nations, and it's our duty to not have any government agency in charge of thinking about it because thinking gums up the works of scooping up Lil' Baby Energy and feeding it into the turbines just as fast as each state can cram it down the pipes.
No, I don't know what her specific problem with having a federal Department of Energy might be. Apparently the only good and allowable energy policy is that America just Wings It, and I'm sure if problems arise down the line deep thinkers like Sarah Palin will take care of it when the time comes.
While it's fun to contemplate such things, it's not too likely that Donald Trump will be stuffing Sarah Palin inside of his very classy cabinet. He's already mused over what sorts of persons he might put in charge of various things, things such as trade policy and the like, and he's made it clear that what America needs is for rich hotel barons, rich casino barons, and other fabulously rich people to be making the decisions. Frankly, I don't think Palin has enough cash to score a position in a Trump cabinet, and I can't wait for her to figure that out because she is going to be steamed when she does.