BS: Obama dream cabinet

Subject: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 06:44 PM

Can Andrew Dan Jumbo be carpenter in chief?

I want General Honore on there somewhere..FEMA? Homeland security? Disaster planning of some sort..not just planning but training people to be prepared..for floods, fires etc.

Edwards for Attorney General.

Richardson OK and demographically good for VP but I am not enthusiastic..maybe energy. Biden perhaps but don't know.

Secretary of State? Can't say.

Agriculture? Don't know. Is there one? I can't remember..well, we need one for sure.

Labor? Don't know.

Energy? Maybe Al Gore..don't know...would rather have an engineer type.

WHat are all the cabinet seats? I am Catholic..we didn't have civics classes...mg

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Ebbie
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 07:48 PM

I'd like to see Joe Biden in as Secretary of State. The man is well informed, and has been for years. He is neither timid nor aggressive and the man knows diplomacy, with all its ramifications.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 08:01 PM

I actually like Maria Cantwell from my state...maybe I could put her somewhere. mg

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Bobert
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 08:05 PM

As Big Mick suggested on another thread, Waxman for EPA... Not a cabinet

Biden would do very well at State, Eb...

Robert Reiche at Treasury...

Edwards at Justice...

Gore at Interior...

Kucinich at Department of Education...

Colin Powell at DoD.... Yes, ***that*** Colin Powell...

Labor???

DHS???

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Charley Noble
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 11:09 PM

Hilliary Clinton for Surgeon General, and Bill Clinton for Sturgeon General.

I'd bring back Republican William Cohen (who functioned as Clinton's Defense Secretary) as Defense Secretary or Director of the CIA (which he's authored a spy novel or two about)

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Barry Finn
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 12:20 AM

Obama as Hillary's VP
Dennis K as Sec. of State

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: GUEST,guest JW
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 04:19 AM

If we look at this from a dyslexic point of view, is he Obama Sin Laden?

Could it be that having shaved off the beard nobody's recognised who he really is?

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 02:26 PM

You guys can't appreciate how I'm salivating awaiting these choices; foaming at the mouth describes it better.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 02:46 PM

BG, Sunset Coast John. Why not jump into the fray and give us your candidates for a dream cabinet? I'm sure I'm not the only one who would find it interesting.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 03:13 PM

Obama as Hillary's selection for a running mate might help, but to me it looks more and more like McCain will be hard to defeat- bringing with it the same old, same old stalemate (a probably weak Demo majority in Congress).
Polls indicating a tie between McCain and either Clinton or Obama at this time suggest that the election will be close again. Unless Romney comes out of Feb. 5th strongly, he probably will withdraw, leaving McCain free to build a solid base.

Accepting endorsement from old Ted was a mistake on Obama's part- outside of his home state, many regard TK as a useless git. On the other hand, endorsing Swartzenegger's programs and in turn getting his endorsement gives McCain a big boost in the West.

On the Demo side, looks like Clinton and Obama will continue their schoolyard bickering, offering little with regard to programs right up to Convention time.

Dream cabinent? Or a pipe dream regardless of make-up?

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 04:00 PM

The problem with my dream cabinet, if such I had, would be taking some conservatives out of their current offices, by and large. not something I'd like to see.
But some I might think would be good cabinet secretaries could include Elizabeth Dole (hhs), Newt Gingrich (state), Lieberman (def), Bennett (edu), Guiliani (attyg).

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Barry Finn
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 04:33 PM

I'd agree that the Dems look weak & that their won't be a landslide in their favor but I think hell will freeze over before there's another Rep getting into office this term. I would've liked to see "Mitt the Nit" take the Rep primary because he'd be a sure loser & much easier to beat than MaCain. MaCain will be a bit harder to push over, he's a far better man & a better choice than Rummey but there's been to much damage to this counrty under the Repub's & that's something that not a lot of folks are going to forget to easily. He;ll, may they will after all there are a whole handful of people in the US that love to vote in the bastard they rightfully deserve. AT least the Christ-dain Right doesn't have any hopefulls that stand a chance.

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Amos
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 05:09 PM

I'd say McCain has a lot more to live down, as a militarist and heir to the Republican whirlwind of ruination, than Obama does. That doesn't mean he won't be able to scare up votes -- he will. After all, he's an old wise white veteran. But I am trusting (fool that I am ) my fellow country men to wake up to the qualitative differences and send Barack in.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 06:16 PM

Many would outright gag on that cabinet, Sunset Coast.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 06:22 PM

Here I suspect you are right, Silly. Right as in correct.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 06:27 PM

Ebbie, regarding Sen. Biden, he must like the sound of his voice. In every hearing I have seen him participate, he takes his 10 or 20 minutes of questioning and spends 9 or 19 minutes of preamble before he actually asks a question. As SofS he would bore other diplomats. Hmmm, maybe that would work.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Donuel
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 07:02 PM

Jeez Bobert, I couldn't have chosen a better cabinate.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: PoppaGator
Date: 01 Feb 08 - 01:52 PM

Bobert did propose quite a lineup, and I'd bet that some of his "suggestions" will prove to have been accurate predictions. Assuming an Obama victory, of course...

I'd sure like to see some kind of role for one of my all-time favorite public servants, Bill Bradley. His greatest expertise is in the labyrinthine area of tax law, but his astronomical IQ and great humanitarian sensitivity could be applied in any number of other areas as well.

Of course, intelligent as he is, he may very well be content to have retired from political life. He's probably just about 64-65 years old, after all, and if he feels that he's done enough, that's OK.

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: mg
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 01:42 AM

I don't know anything about her, but I caught a bit of Governor Granholm of Michigan....I was ready to appoint her as VP on the spot...of couse she might not be popular in the state, and they are in trouble because of the early primary etc...but she was quite impressive..she at least managed to sound pragmatic. mg

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 03:54 AM

Secretary of Labor: Mick Lane

Subject: RE: BS: Obama dream cabinet
From: mg
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 01:51 PM

Granholm is Canadian born and so can't be president..I guess vp either..but maybe something. But she has children and doesn't want to move. mg