Obama's dream cabinet pool
In the spirit of DKDC's post, this post has nothing to do with the concluded Democratic primary.
Now that Obama is the nominee, he needs to be thinking about his cabinet. There has been endless speculation about his VP, but there are much more important appointments to be made. It makes for entertaining speculation to try to decide who he should pick or to guess who he will pick. So I propose a TPM/office pool: Put your guesses/recommendations for cabinet appointments in the comments (include the rationale for your nominee).
I'll start the conversation:
The most important appointment for Obama is AG. The Bush administration has polluted the entire federal government with idealogues and partisan operatives. The corruption must be rooted out and punished. DOJ policies must be brought in line with the constitution.
I know everybody thinks he should pick Edwards, but I think he needs to pick someone with a completely non-partisan reputation. There are going to be a lot of prosecutions of Bush cronies and they can't look (and shouldn't be) politically motivated. The obvious choice is Patrick Fitzgerald. Problem is, if he takes Fitzgerald out of Chicago, where Fitz is investigating three of Obama's good friends (Governor Blagojevich, Mayor Daley, and Rezko), it will look like he's trying to interfere in those investigations. But who else could he pick that would fit the bill? James Comey? David Iglesias?
I imagine that Obama will try to build a bipartisan cabinet, but who of the GOP would you trust in any position?
I, myself, can only think of one: I think Chuck Hagel would make a great Sec of Defense. I don't trust him on any other issue, but I think he truely did learn the lesson of Vietnam: you don't use military force unless it is directly vital to our national interests and always remember that there is no such thing as an 'easy' or 'simple' war. He would also probably treat our troops a lot better than they have been treated under Bush's cronies.
What do y'all think? Give your nominees for Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, CIA/FBI/NSA chiefs, EPA chief, Department of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Departments of Energy/Education/Health and Human services, etc.
Now that Obama is the nominee, he needs to be thinking about his cabinet. There has been endless speculation about his VP, but there are much more important appointments to be made. It makes for entertaining speculation to try to decide who he should pick or to guess who he will pick. So I propose a TPM/office pool: Put your guesses/recommendations for cabinet appointments in the comments (include the rationale for your nominee).
I'll start the conversation:
The most important appointment for Obama is AG. The Bush administration has polluted the entire federal government with idealogues and partisan operatives. The corruption must be rooted out and punished. DOJ policies must be brought in line with the constitution.
I know everybody thinks he should pick Edwards, but I think he needs to pick someone with a completely non-partisan reputation. There are going to be a lot of prosecutions of Bush cronies and they can't look (and shouldn't be) politically motivated. The obvious choice is Patrick Fitzgerald. Problem is, if he takes Fitzgerald out of Chicago, where Fitz is investigating three of Obama's good friends (Governor Blagojevich, Mayor Daley, and Rezko), it will look like he's trying to interfere in those investigations. But who else could he pick that would fit the bill? James Comey? David Iglesias?
I imagine that Obama will try to build a bipartisan cabinet, but who of the GOP would you trust in any position?
I, myself, can only think of one: I think Chuck Hagel would make a great Sec of Defense. I don't trust him on any other issue, but I think he truely did learn the lesson of Vietnam: you don't use military force unless it is directly vital to our national interests and always remember that there is no such thing as an 'easy' or 'simple' war. He would also probably treat our troops a lot better than they have been treated under Bush's cronies.
What do y'all think? Give your nominees for Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, CIA/FBI/NSA chiefs, EPA chief, Department of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Departments of Energy/Education/Health and Human services, etc.
