Trump continues the dumbing down and politicization of federal agencies by selecting rightwingers Dan Coats of Indiana as director of national intelligence, a job that up until now has gone to nonpartisan professionals.
Wonder how Coats feels about Putin? Must have pledged allegiance to the KGB.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
I just read this headline in the NYT and freaked out. I had been happy to learn that Coats was no longer going to be my Senator from Indiana. I was glad to be rid of him, just like I was extremely happy to have Pence leave.
We definitely don’t have the ‘best and brightest’ running our country. Head of national Intelligence…no way!!!!!!
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“A lot of smart people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out”
― George Ade
This appointment causes me to recall another Indiana Dan – Quayle. God help our country.
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Good quote. (Why am I still here?)
A friend of mine commented that Trump’s appointees are slowly drifting downward. The reason: makes him look smarter.
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Indiana is a great place. For every Dan Coats or Mike Pence there’s a George Ade, a Hoagy Carmichael, a Cole Porter, etc. etc. Be proud.
From Pennsylvania, the home of Rick Santorum and Ben Franklin.
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I’m always suspicious of men who resort to pathetic combovers. There is an irony that a man who will be entrusted with our deepest, darkest secrets still isn’t aware of the fact that everyone but him knows he’s bald.
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