I haven’t seen this thread anywhere yet and I put it in here because it’s more of an opinion than a debate and besides GD is a scary place.
Anyway, whom would you like to see in Obama’s cabinet and in what positions?
For me:
Al Gore as Secretary of the Interior or head of the EPA.
Hillary Clinton Secretary of State.
That’s all I’ve got for now. Any other suggestions?
Colin Powell - Homeland Security
He’d do well to leave Defense Secretary Robert Gates right where he is.
Colin Powell - Sec of Defense or Director of Homeland Security
Warren Buffet - Sec of Treasury (doubt he’d take it though)
Christine Gregoire - Attorney General
Gore - FEMA or Sec of Interior
Don’t let Hillary anywhere near anything. Maybe maker her ambassador to Bhutan or something.
what about Bill Richardson? Energy Secretary?
I don’t think Hillary would fit at State Department. I think she’s happy in the Senate if she can’t be POTUS
If you really wanna reach accross the lines, Palin as Energy Secretary.
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Paul Volcker for Sec Treasury.
Bill Clinton for UN Ambassador.
Tammy Duckworth for Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Arne Duncan for Secretary of Education.
Yeah, that’s a reach all right…
I heard that John Kerry, Bill Richardson and some other guy I can’t remember were on the short list for Sec of State. I am afraid John Kerry would bore the tears out of other world leaders. Also, I saw him on a news clip the other day and his face was all shiny and angular like Kryten from Red Dwarf so it’s now obvious that he’s an android.
If Madeline Albright were younger, I’d choose her for Secretary of State. She is brilliant.
Duckworth might end up being Obama’s replacement in the Senate. The Illinois politics insider I know (OK, it’s tygre) thinks it’ll be between her and Lisa Madigan. Unless Governor Hot Rod “4% approval rating” Blagojevich appoints himself, which would be an act of chutzpah large enough to make the entire state explode in seething rage.
Not to mention that IIRC it’s only a short-term appointment and a special election would have to be held to elect the person to fill out the rest of the term? Because no one would vote Blagojevich back in and he’d still swiftly be out of a job.
I’ve heard rumors that Madigan would at least get her out of his hair but I doubt he has much hope for his political career after this, regardless.
BTW, I put down the wrong person for my Secretary of Education vote, I should have gone for Paul Vallas. However, that article mentions the possibility of him running for IL governor, so - President-Elect Obama, please don’t pick him!
(Memo to Judy Baar Topinka: I would have voted for you except you picked a waaaay conservative running mate. I’m sorry, I now regret voting for this guy again, but you didn’t give me much choice.)
Just dawned on me that she should be made Ambassador to Russia. She wouldn’t even have to move. She could work from her backyard, maybe build a bridge or something.
I want Christie Todd Whitman back at the EPA both because it would be a fine way to reach across the aisle, and because because it would be a polite but unmistakeable way to give the finger to the outgoing incumbent.
Senator Clinton should stay where she is. She needs a fairly independent power base for her last shot at the presidency in 8 years, and attempting to take that away from her would result in bad feelings.
I think Richardson would be great as Sec. of State, and word on the street here in NM is that he’s a likely candidate.
Gore heading up the EPA.
I doubt it’ll happen but it would be nice to see Jeff Bingaman, also a New Mexican, at either Energy or HHS. I think he’s too liberal for that to fly, but I can dream.
:: turning on force field belt stolen from Querl Dox::
And here’s a nice controversial nomination for you: John McCain as Secretary of Defense.
Oooh, I hadn’t heard that Vallas was thinking of another shot at IL governor. He’d be a good candidate – Rod would lose in a primary against just about anyone now though, lol.
I too am embarassed at voting for him. Twice. /cowers I just could NOT bring myself to vote for Topinka, though.
Dunno on Madigan. Rumor has it she’s considering a governor run too and would be unlikely to take the Senate seat since it might impact that. I’d LOVE to see Tammy Duckworth in the Senate. She could do a lot of good.
I’d like to see Richardson as SOS.
Sorry, but we just worked really hard to get her re-elected as governor, and we don’t want to lose her. Not because she’s a great governor, she isn’t – Locke was vastly superior, and Gregoire was a better state AG than she has been as guv. But that asshole Rossi came way too close to swiping the office, and now that we’ve secured it, we want to hold onto it for a little while.
Also, there’s a GD thread on this subject, in which somebody suggested Patrick Fitzgerald as AG. I really, really like that idea.
I don’t go to GD… too much obscurantism in there*, but I agree with the Patrick Fitzgerald choice as well. If a governor leaves office for a presidential appointment who takes over?
I agree Rossi would be a disaster but Gregoire isn’t much better. I think she’d be much better at AG than governor. I just wish we had a Locke-like candidate in the wings.
*I kid, I kid