well if the GOP is going to pull off a self coup d'état, might as well have a military general be a part of it for good measurekalm wrote:At least he doesn't pull any punches.Can a Retired Marine General Nicknamed ‘Mad Dog’ Save the GOP?
Retired four-star general from the United States Marine Corps is increasingly being touted as a possible savior for a Republican Party whose two leading presidential nominees are widely disliked, not just among the general voting public, but inside the GOP as well.
James Mattis, who retired from the service in 2013, led combat troops in the Persian Gulf War and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Along the way, he earned the nickname “Mad Dog” and went by the radio call sign “Chaos.” However, he was also viewed as a deeply intellectual leader, whose dedication to study and the Marines earned him yet another nickname: “The Warrior Monk.”
“It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up there with you. I like brawling.
“You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.”
At the time, Mattis’ remarks drew a mild rebuke from the Marine Corps Commandant Michael Hagee, who conceded that Mattis “should have chosen his words more carefully.”
Recently, Mattis acknowledged his history of outspokenness.
“I’ve lived a very colorful life and I’ve said some things,” Mattis said in remarks at Columbia Basin College in his home state of Washington last year, according to Marine Corps Times. “But not once have I taken them back, and I’ve never apologized for them — and I won’t. I like the enemy knowing there are a few guys like me around.”And he's an Eastern Washington native.
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I'd vote for him over her hands down. 
