‘AN UNCONVENTIONAL NOMINEE’ FOR ‘UNCONVENTIONAL TIMES’: President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, breezed through his confirmation hearing yesterday, assuring wary Democrats that he would set a “good example from the top,” making sure that the U.S. military remains “nonpartisan and apolitical and speaking the truth to power every day.”
In his opening statement, Caine acknowledged the elephant in the room, namely that his resume, while impressive, didn’t include the legal requirements for the job, such as serving as a four-star combatant commander or service chief. “Senators, I acknowledge that I’m an unconventional nominee. These are unconventional times,” he said, “In our family, we serve. When asked, we always say
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