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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 20 Aug 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Ryan Naismith, MPP

      "Professionalizing" ambassadors would mean they no longer work for the president - another chip away at our democracy in favor of the unelected administrative state. But from what I can see, Warren's actual plan is just generalities: https://medium.com/@teamwarren/revitalizing-diplomacy-a-21st-century-foreign-service-2d9d195698f …https://twitter.com/Nay_A_Smith/status/1164003856356978689 …

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      Ryan Naismith, MPP @Nay_A_Smith
      @ewarren has a plan to professionalize ambassadorships so this sort of nonsense doesn’t happen any more #ElizabethWarren https://twitter.com/stuartpstevens/status/1164003031425474561 …
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    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @PatrickLeijon

      No. But...compared to what? That's my point. See the rest of the thread.

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    4. Harrison Lee‏ @HarrisonCLee 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      So by this logic you wouldn't want a trained diplomat, like a Richard Holbrooke, or even a very wise politician like a James Baker, but you'd be thrilled with whatever mannequin was on Fox that morning?

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @HarrisonCLee

      In 1848, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps negotiated peace with the Roman Republic. It was a fine piece of negotiation. But he did not have the backing of his government, which disavowed it & reopened hostilities. He never worked as a diplomat again. Consider the lesson.

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    6. Harrison Lee‏ @HarrisonCLee 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      That's great, but tell me how a system where a morning news anchor almost ended up the US Ambassador to the UN is one worth defending.

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    7. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @HarrisonCLee

      UN Ambassador is a different role, more like a Cabinet post. Which means it should still be filled by someone who speaks for the POTUS, but also that the Senate should scrutinize their qualifications. Not take control from POTUS.

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    8. Harrison Lee‏ @HarrisonCLee 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      That's not finally the point. Ok I'll speak the language you pretend to: What makes a better baseball manager: an experienced manager or a drunk in the stands who is friends with the owner?

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 20 Aug 2019
      Replying to @HarrisonCLee

      The manager's job is not, principally, to represent the views of the owner. Apples & oranges.

      8:08 PM - 20 Aug 2019
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        1. Harrison Lee‏ @HarrisonCLee 20 Aug 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          But if they're only being picked because they're friends with the owner, who are they going to end up loyal to? The team and the owner are not the same thing.

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