# Your position in the Palin/McCain administration. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429 "2008-09-20T13:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/21 "2008-09-20T18:53:14Z")
OK. I look good in black. Appoint me to the Supreme Court. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/22 "2008-09-20T19:08:07Z")
I live in a state and I can type really fast. Gimme Secretary of State. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/23 "2008-09-20T19:22:00Z")
I tend to be a homebody at times, so Secretary of the Interior for me. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/24 "2008-09-20T19:22:19Z")
I play _City of Heroes_, so I should be head of the Federal Department of Metahuman Activities. There _isn’t_ one you say ? A shameful oversight that must be corrected ! ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/25 "2008-09-20T19:38:44Z")
I love to make kites and fly kites, so I could be head of the Federal Aviation Administration! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/26 "2008-09-20T20:07:48Z")
I live indoors. I should be Secretary of the Interior. I’ve also seen the movie, _Hud_, so I could be Secretary of HUD. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/27 "2008-09-20T20:35:54Z")
Back when I worked in high-tech, I used to get my suits pressed all the time. Make me press secretary. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/28 "2008-09-20T21:03:20Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > Back when I worked in high-tech, I used to get my suits pressed all the time. > > Make me press secretary. 😃 I have a pretty good poker face therefore I shall be the next CIA Director. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/29 "2008-09-20T21:12:04Z")
I’m a pretty good woodworker. Any cabinet position would suit me. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/30 "2008-09-20T21:48:18Z")
I have planted tomatoes… make me Sec. of Agriculture. If that doesn’t work, I have been to the UN complex in Geneva, make me US Ambassador to the UN. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/31 "2008-09-20T23:22:46Z")
> [@Desert\_Nomad](#): > > …If that doesn’t work, I have been to the UN complex in Geneva, make me US Ambassador to the UN. You might be over-qualified for that. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/32 "2008-09-20T23:38:41Z")
I’m not really qualified for anything… I’ll take Vice President. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/33 "2008-09-20T23:45:54Z")
I mailed a letter once so I’ll be Postmaster General. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/34 "2008-09-20T23:48:41Z")
> [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](#): > > OK. I look good in black. Appoint me to the Supreme Court. That definitely works. We need more sexy judges. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/35 "2008-09-21T02:01:39Z")
> [@drewbert](#): > > I have a TV. Put me in charge of the FCC. I’m a Paley Center member. Can I be on the FCC too? ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/36 "2008-09-21T02:33:18Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > That definitely works. We need…sexy judges. Fixed ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/37 "2008-09-21T02:36:29Z")
My mother dressed me in a sailor suit when I was a little boy, so I’ll take Secretary of the Navy. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/38 "2008-09-21T04:13:01Z")
I really know how to pamper my husband when he gets sick, so I’ll take Secretary of Health and Human Services, please. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/39 "2008-09-21T04:16:57Z")
I always lock my doors at night, and therefore should be appointed National Security Advisor. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429/40 "2008-09-21T04:17:15Z")
I got several pilot-style hats and jackets, so it’s Secretary of the Air Force for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-position-in-the-palin-mccain-administration/464429.md?page=3)