New York's most connected talk radio host, Mark Simone, on W-O-R.

Well, Michael Goodwin, the best columnist in America every Sunday, every Wednesday in the New York Post.

And he's on with us right now. Michael Goodwin. How you doing?

Good morning, Mark. Thank you.

Well, yesterday's calm you.

You're not happy with some of these Trump cabinet picks, and I understand traditional people aren't,

but maybe this calls for different types of cabinet picks right now.

You're not going to agree.

Well, I would agree with that in general principle, but I think once you get down to the specifics of the people he's nominating,

then I think you do have to have some specific concerns about them because they're, as you say,

I mean, almost to a person they're outside the box.

And some of that is terrific.

And some of that, I think, is doomed to failure.

And not only in the nomination process, which is a whole other kettle of fish,

but I think that the failure to fix these broken parts of the government will be worse than if you would try, not try, because they're now going to become more immune.

If you give them medicine that only makes them sicker and doesn't heal them, that's what will happen.

But I think Donald Trump will waste a fair amount of political capital and time on causes that even if he were to succeed in,

let's talk specifically about Matt Gates and Robert Kennedy, even if he were succeeding in getting them into

Attorney General for Gates and HHS Health and Human Services for Kennedy, I don't think

they'll fix anything. I think they may blow it up, but let's say Matt Gates, who I think is something of an arsonist,

suppose he burns down the Justice Department, then what do we have? The Alvin Braggs run the

world. I mean, we need real improvements, not just destruction. And I'm all for the destruction if you're

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