What if former President Obama had sent Michelle to negotiate for him at a NATO summit?  What if Bill Clinton had sent one of his half-brothers to make peace in the Middle East? Conservatives would be outraged.  They would say Obama and Clinton are doing an end run around government, using nepotism to appoint unqualified envoys to do the jobs of government officials. But when President Trump sent Jared Kushner to meet the leader of Iraq, not a sound can be heard.  Not a conservative is stirring, not even a mouse.  The photo-op of Jared Kushner going to Iraq and meeting with their prime minister is embarrassing.  Foreign policy should be conducted by members of the State and Defense Departments who are confirmed by the Senate.  By circumventing them, Trump is circumventing the constitutional requirement for Senate confirmation. President Trump can have whomever he likes to advise him – Jared Kushner, Ivanka, Tiffany, even Barron.  But...(Read Full Post)