Your dream President/Cabinet in 2009?

[Alexander]

Not only am I asking which candidate you prefer, and which VP he/she should run with, but also Cabinet and secretary positions.

I liked Rosco T.'s suggestions so much, I decided to edit my list. I kept both my pre- and post-edit suggestions, although at the moment I prefer the ones post-edit.

Also, I'm thinking strategy here. A fair criticism is that there aren't enough women on the list - I do this because the ones I'd prefer wouldn't be strategically the best choice right now. I'd love to see Boxer, Napolitano, Granholm and Waters in Cabinet-level positions some day - but in 2009, I think it'd be a bad idea strategically. We need every last Senate and House seat, and I think most of the best candidates would be better for us if they ran for the Senate or kept their increasingly-powerful House seat.

Here's mine:

President Of The United States: Al Gore

Vice-President Of The United States: Russ Feingold

Secretary Of State: John Kerry

Secretary Of Treasury: Robert Reich

Secretary Of Defense: Wesley Clark

Attorney General Of The United States: John Edwards

Secretary Of Interior: Brian Schweitzer

Secretary Of Agriculture: Tom Harkin

Secretary Of Commerce: Jon Corzine

Secretary Of Labor: Richard Gephardt

Secretary Of Health & Human Services: Gavin Newsom

Secretary Of Education: Kathleen Sebelius

Secretary Of Housing & Urban Development: Antonio Villaraigosa

Secretary Of Transportation: Federico Peña

Secretary Of Energy: Jerry McNerney

Secretary Of Veterans' Affairs: Max Cleland

Secretary Of Homeland Security: Ramsey Clarke, if not eliminated altogether

Others (optional)

Press Secretary: Pre-EDIT: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Post-EDIT: Keith Olbermann

Chairman Of Federal Reserve: Robert Rubin

Representative To The United Nations: Bill Clinton

Securities And Exchange Commission Chairman: Paul Sarbanes

Post-EDIT: Environmental Protection Agency: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

[Rosco T.]

1. olny three things I would chance..

Press Secretary: Keith Olbermann
Sec of State: Bill Clinton
EPA: Robert F Kennedy Jr

[Alexander]

2. Not bad, you can make a case for both.

I should probably add a couple other positions, like SCOTUS justices or whatnot. Feel free to chime in if you can think of any.

[Rosco T.]

4. add one more..

UN Ambassador: Jimmy Carter

and one new position (this to piss off the freeps)

Citizen Liaison to Veterans Affairs: Cindy Sheehan

[iamjoy]

3. Not John Edwards For AG!

John Edwards' strength is his charisma and compassion, the way he talks about the struggles of ordinary people.

How would that be used to its fullest in an AG role? I would rather have Feingold as AG, because at least I know he would stick up for our liberties

And RFKjr as Press Secretary? I love reading his points of view, but I cringe every time I hear him talk.

[Alexander]

5. So....switch them? Or use different people altogether?

Edwards is a damned successful lawyer, that's why I picked him.

And I agree with the other poster, perhaps RFK Jr. would be a better EPA director. Maybe a different Press Secretary?

[Olney Blue]

6. I would like to see some more women in the cabinet.

Barbara Boxer, for example.

[Alexander]

10. I'm sure Governor Arnie would love that too

That way he'd pick her Republican replacement. I'm thinking strategy here, too.

[blm]

7. RFK for Secretary of Interior or head of EPA.

Gary Hart for Homeland Security or Sec of State.

[rhiannon55]

8. kathleen sebelius is my governor and I love her

but why is she the only woman on your list?

[pink-o]

9. I like it!

...although I still contend Bill Clinton should be our Secy of State. He'd go a long way to repairing the damage done by the Neo-cons.

Also, how about Surgeon General? Dr Howard Dean :bounce:

[blm]

11. And what about the MAIN ISSUE for all voters - Corruption?

You best be triple-sure that Gore would go there as president, because he sure didn't as VP with Clinton.

[Catchawave]

12. President Edwards and I

will get back to you :hi:

Thank you for your patience!

[phiddle]

13. Leave the Senators in the Senate!

We have worked too damn hard for those seats to risk ANY of them. Arguably, Clinton's worst cabinet appointment was Lloyd Bentsen as SecTreas; it cost us the seat (to Kay Bailey Hutchinson, who is still there), and he was gone in 2 years, anyway.

VP(if not pres): Wes Clark. Instant credibility on defense issues, and the law would have to be changed to allow him to be SecDef
SecState: Clinton, Joseph Wilson or Bill Richardson
SecTreas: Robert Rubin. He did well for Clinton, and can keep Wall Street off of the Democrats, or Brad deLong
SecDef: Max Cleland
SecAgr: ???Not Harkin
SecCommerce: Skinner
FedReserve: Joseph Steiglitz
Council of Ec Advisors: deLong