Please, Senator Gillibrand, make my day.  Go ahead and lead the opposition to the man our enemies already fear as “Mad Dog Mattis.”  Because: transgender. Her hometown newspaper, The Albany Times-Union, reports: U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand became the first senator to oppose granting a waiver to allow retired Gen. James Mattis to become the nation's secretary of defense. The junior New York senator and Capital Region native, who serves on the Armed Services committee, said she wants to retain civilian leadership over the military. Under a 1947 law, Congress must grant a waiver to allow a military leader to serve as defense secretary within less than seven years of completion of their military career. Mattis retired in 2013. "I am very grateful for the extraordinary service General Mattis has given to this country," Gillibrand, a Democrat, said Friday after completing a brief volunteer appearance at...(Read Full Post)