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> [The President doesn't just appoint the Secretary of State, he appoints the Secretary of State, and then the Congress votes. And if the Congress approves that person, that person becomes Secretary of State.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/the-president-doesn-t-just-appoint-the-secretary-of-state-he-appoints/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

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## More by Josh Marshall

> [If you look at the people who are advising Rudy Giuliani it turns out that they seem to be all the people who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/if-you-look-at-the-people-who-are-advising-rudy-giuliani-it-turns-out/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [The President appoints the U.S. Attorneys. They're political in a certain respect. But the Department of Justice - the power that they hold is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/the-president-appoints-the-u-s-attorneys-they-re-political-in-a/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [The Federalist Society is this conservative legal organization. And I think, for the Bush administration, being a member of the Federalist Society meant you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/the-federalist-society-is-this-conservative-legal-organization-and-i/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [Officials and journalists live in parallel but separate realities; they see and talk to each other, may have a meal and gossip together, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/officials-and-journalists-live-in-parallel-but-separate-realities/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [The death of honest and courageous a reporter leaves America a little more vulnerable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/the-death-of-honest-and-courageous-a-reporter-leaves-america-a-little/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [We are Republicans. How I see our mission is we always want to be transparent with readers about what we think, about our opinions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/we-are-republicans-how-i-see-our-mission-is-we-always-want-to-be/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/authoritarianism-and-secrecy-breed-incompetence-the-two-feed-on-each/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [When Hillary's getting knocked around by the folks on the Hill is Bill going to go Larry King to knock her enemies around? Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/when-hillary-s-getting-knocked-around-by-the-folks-on-the-hill-is/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [There's this old line the wise folks in Washington have that "it's not the crime, but the cover-up." But only fools believe that. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/there-s-this-old-line-the-wise-folks-in-washington-have-that-it-s-not/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [I’m not a gun owner and, as I think as is the case for the more than half the people in the country who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/i-m-not-a-gun-owner-and-as-i-think-as-is-the-case-for-the-more-than/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [There's a difference, though, between being a political appointee and putting a political operative in charge of a U.S. attorney's office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/there-s-a-difference-though-between-being-a-political-appointee-and/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [For David Halberstam journalism was a calling, not a job. You couldn't fire him and he wouldn't quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/for-david-halberstam-journalism-was-a-calling-not-a-job-you-couldn-t/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [The further you get from power, the closer you come to the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/the-further-you-get-from-power-the-closer-you-come-to-the-truth/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [The President doesn't just appoint the Secretary of State, he appoints the Secretary of State, and then the Congress votes. And if the Congress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/the-president-doesn-t-just-appoint-the-secretary-of-state-he-appoints/)

[Josh Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-marshall/)

> [This has been one of the more comedic aspects of this 72 hours - watching a cavalcade of extremely wealthy pundits, editorialists and political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-marshall/this-has-been-one-of-the-more-comedic-aspects-of-this-72-hours/)

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