I'm not at all a fan of Nicholas Kristof, but he's got some good ideas going here. I've always been a little concerned about any potential influence that ADM might have on President-Elect Obama; appointing someone like Pollan (or a less prominent but perhaps more qualified candidate like one of the people listed at FoodDemocracyNow) would be a clear sign that he won't be unduly swayed by the agribusiness lobby.