Nick Ayers, Pence's COS and favorite to replace Kelly, says he does not want the job,
Gotta admit, Ayers showed very good judgement in not wanting to walk into the snake pit.

He'll get the job after impeachment and conviction, with less stress.

He knows he will get to be the President's CoS possibly soon by just staying where he is. ;)

Ayers might be playing hard to get to wring concessions out of Trump.

Probably the most pitiful thing I heard today was Meadows wildly waving his and vigorously announcing that he would be available and would be honored if he was appointed as Whitehouse Chief of Staff.

It is bad enough to agree to take the unsavory and IMO immoral job as Trump's enabler if pressured to do so as a service to your country. It is beyond my comprehension to beg for it.

He's leaving Pence's staff, too. Taking that midnight train to Georgia. He'll run his PAC and consulting business and stay clear of the admin. Ayers is a moving target. He doesn't sit still long enough for any flak to adhere to him. Getting clear of the cesspit on Pennsylvania Avenue is probably typical of him. He touted as this great thinker but I think he's a great self-promoter. Look for him to run for Governor or Senator in coming years. He sees himself not as a kingmaker but a king.

I don't think so. Their irreconcilable condition was that Ayers insisted on only serving a year. Someone with a brain pointed out to Donnie that the last thing he needs is a schedule let's all shoot ourselves in the feets festival in another 12 months. He needs someone who will stay out the term to 2020.

Why can't Donnie do what he has done for many ambassadorships and departmental heads: Don't bother filling the position at all. He takes zero notice of his CoS anyway - it's just a whipping-boy position for him, or perhaps her thinks it's a personal coffee-fetcher. Anyway, it's clear Donny doesn't actually want a CoS at all. Perhaps one of the table lamps in the Oval could be promoted??

https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-conten...ce-couches.jpg

Should he be considering the equine solution.

I personally hope he goes with one his lesser lights just to add to the comedy. Judge Roy from Alabama must be looking for paying job. How about Sheriff Dave from Milwaukee? He nominated himself for several positions that were never actually offered to him. Maybe he could just nominate himself as CoS. Or Devin The Midnight Marauder. He'd fit right in.

Why couldn't a Chief of staff work out of a prison?
Or better yet, declare the White House Grounds to be a Federal Penitentiary.
That would give Trump access to a large pool of candidates and safe us all a lot of time.

I can see how getting a leg-up would give her as a professional an unfair advantage in most contests: (Fairly innocent article and photo, but maybe not safe for work, w24.co.za, Feb. 12, 2010)

...Caligula, yes?

Stormy Daniels should be the new Chief of Staff.

She can stand up for herself to Trump's BS. (See any current events about her.)
She can enforce discipline when required. (She literally spanked Trump.)
She has a demonstrated ability to compromise to achieve a goal. (See the entire porn industry.)
She can pretend that everything is normal when nothing really is. (Ever seen a porn flick?)

Hey, I think Stormy would be a lot more competent then a lot of the people in the Trump White House.

I wouldn't take the job as Trump's chief of staff (not that I'm remotely qualified) for a millions bucks a day and all the interns I could ****.

I dunno, that's getting into the ballpark for a salary I'd consider...

:)

In fast moving news this AM, Chris Christie's name hit the news as possibly under consideration for next Chief-of-Staff, only to have him quickly and publicly decline any interest in the position.

Given Chris Christie's intense desire for a White House position immediately after Trump's election, the change in his views represent a remarkable recognition of what allying oneself with Trump now means. Christie: smarter and less desparate than I thought.

So much for “friends and relatives” for CoS...it’s just down to “relatives” now.

ETA: “Hey Bart? Brad? No...Baron (that’s it)! You want a job?”

Not being remotely qualified is a key qualification for any position in the Trump administration.

With Christie, it's a case of a rat refusing to get on a sinking ship.

Well, what about Frank Giaccio? He's the 11 year old boy that had his wish fulfilled to mow the white house lawn. Its winter, so they don't need much yard work; maybe he can take over the job of Chief of Staff.

I'm still holding out for Jose Canseco though. He wants the job too.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ob-tweet-trump

And we have a winner (although only an acting winner):

"Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of Staff,"

Trump on Twitter

"I look forward to working with him in this new capacity as we continue to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! John will be staying until the end of the year. He is a GREAT PATRIOT and I want to personally thank him for his service!" Trump tweeted.

Two whole weeks.

I think Mulviney takes over..temporarily...when Kelly leaves in two weeks.
I guess this means the search goes on for someon willing to take the job on a permanent basic.
But with Donnie, who knows>

Which, of course, creates another vacancy. When all you can do is shuffle people around, you aren't getting the problem solved.

Hey, Large Canine, here's some Popehat for you!

Nobody in Trump's sphere of influence gives a hoot about managing or budgeting, so he won't be missed from that spot.

Given that Kelly wouldn't give Kushner the time of day, this might be a way to transition from one to the other via an interim CoS.

I am quite sure her does!!!!

I think the quoted above misspelled GRATE...……..:jaw-dropp:jaw-dropp:jaw-dropp

twice!!!!!!!

Trump managed to keep it to himself for all of a few minutes, tweeting that Zinke will "be leaving the administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years".

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...44491588022272

OK, who had Ryan Zinke in the deadpool? Congratulations! Your just won the $136,000 door prize!

Donnie says of his new Chief of Staff:

Leg Lamp is a hell of a lamp! She'll do a TERRIFIC job. I've known her a long time. She's very bright and upstanding! Nothing shady about her for the Dems and FAKE NEWS to attack! They won't have a leg to stand on!
http://www.internationalskeptics.com...57de82562d.png

Fake news! He's not groping the lamp.

Trump's palpable desperation to name a new Chief of Staff is underscored, in surreal manner, by Mulvaney's insisting on "interim" title, and by Mulvaney on record calling Trump a "terrible human being".

While I can't prove it, I brim with confidence when I speculate that no POTUS has ever appointed a COS who is on record calling that POTUS a terrible human being.

Another First for Trump!

He just keeps racking 'em up. It's astounding.

<cultist> It shows how thick-skinned he is. Open-minded to other opinions. </cultist>

This Mulvaney business demonstrates in the starkest terms Trump's desperation to appoint as COS *any sentient creature* not requiring to be Shanghai'd in order to paper over the debacle surrounding Pence's boy.

Some pundit supporter on CNN this morning said that The PDJT had a thick skin. The rest of the panel nearly laughed him off the set.