The Kerry Cabinet!!

[The Chronicler]

Look for team Kerry to start announcing cabinet spots on Nov. 3rd, regardless of whether the election is officially called (the Bush people will try to delay it)

Secretary of State: Richard Holbrooke

Defense Secretary: Sam Nunn

Chief of Staff: Joe Lockhart

UN Ambassador: Gen. Wesley Clark

Natl. Security Advisor: Richard Clarke (DREAM)

Press Secretary: Mike McCurry

[JohnKleeb]

1. Nunn? not if he wants a more fair policy on gays in the military

which I know Kerry wants.

[Kire]

2. Surgeon General: Howard Dean (DREAM)

[deadmessengers]

23. Not Surgeon General.

The Surgeon General is a position traditionally filled by a physician with a great deal of experience in public health administration. While I'm sure Dr. Dean is a first rate physician, he was a general practitioner, which is not the same thing.

On the other hand, as much as Dr. Dean has contributed to our party, I actually don't think a position in Kerry's cabinet is the best place for him. Personally, I'd like to see him succeed Terry McAuliffe as head of the Democratic National Committee. Dean has shown that he can energize the core of our party like no one since the Big Dawg, and as such, he'd be perfect for that job.

In any case, when John Kerry and John Edwards are standing on the Capitol steps next January, it'll be because Dr. Dean lit a proverbial fire under the Democratic Party. And, I know that men of honor like John Kerry and John Edwards won't forget that. Howard Dean will be repaid in full for what he's done for us. Bank on it.

[Sparkly]

3. Special Envoy to the Middle East (and elsewhere): Bill Clinton

That would go a long way toward undoing some of the damage of these clowns.

PS on Edit: Clark should be way higher than that.

[LuminousX]

13. Surgeon General is a lame ass position

Dean needs to remain untied to any administration and work to rebuild the Democratic party from the ground up. I don't want Dean locked in Washington D.C. I want him in Texas, Montana, Georgia, and everywhere else that the Democratic Party needs a boost.

[The Chronicler]

14. DNC head (nm)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Press Secretary-

Jon Stewart.

[The Chronicler]

5. More like Jamie Rubin or Mike McCurry.

[LuminousX]

15. Jon Stewart for Public Advocate

He looks out for our interests when everyone else who is supposed to doesn't.

[Rosco T.]

24. Olbermann or Jon Stewart!!!! n/m

[deadmessengers]

32. $$$$

Stewart is making mad bank at Comedy Central - you think he'd want to give that up?

[JohnKleeb]

45. He has a contract with Comedy Central until 2008 I believe

[indie_voter]

6. If Clark doesn't get SoS, he'll be NSA (if he would accept?)

Edited to add

Clarke as Homeland Security.

[The Chronicler]

7. Or governor of AR.

He would smash Huckabee.

[SW FL Dem]

8. Clark can't be NSA

He hasn't been out of the military for 10 years.

[The Chronicler]

9. Yep; he can't be Sec of Defense either.

He's kind of limited. It's basically SOS, Ambass to UN/Iraq.

[Sparkly]

11. There are exceptions

I think Congress has to approve, but it's happened before.

[JohnKleeb]

10. Thats for DoD

oh is it for NSA too, maybe Clark could run in Arkansas for governor.

[indie_voter]

16. I didn't realize this? I knew he couldn't be SoD

I didn't know that the NSA carried the same requirement.

DAMN. :(

So either SoS (which would be perfect, mho) or bust for me. LOL!! (just kidding folks, I support whatever Kerry choses, as long as no Furious George people are involved)

[AlCzervik]

12. Attorney general-Elliot Spitzer

[deadmessengers]

27. I think Spitzer has other ideas

It's a good idea on paper - Eliot Spitzer has done a great job in NY, and would make a terrific Attorney General (although, he doesn't have a real high standard to exceed compared to the freak in that office now.) Unfortunately, I think he's got his eye on a run against Pataki 2 years from now, and will probably want to stay in NY until then.

[charlyvi]

17. Head of EPA

Robert Kennedy Jr.

[discopants]

18. okay!

Secretary of State: Bill Clinton
Secretary of Defense: Wes Clark
UN Ambassador: Mario Cuomo
Natl. Security Advisor or Homeland Defense: Richard Clarke


(think about this one, new position)
Elections reform : Ralph Nader

[charlyvi]

19. Do you think Big Dog would take the job.

After all, he's been Top Dog--Sec of State might not be enough. God. I wish he could run again!

[discopants]

25. who better than Clinton

to get our allies back to the table? Dealing with NK and Iran will be in our immediate future, we need an immediate turnaround with our global relationships. Bill's the guy.

I think Kerry's ego would allow for that.



As far as Nader, yes he's been a dickhead. But he also has a life's experience at identifying, exposing and reforming corruption. This is a chance for him to redeem himself for all the good he's done.

[Rosco T.]

26. Sec of State: Bill Clinton - Hell yeah!!!

who else has the world respect to get us out of this mess?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Ralph Nader does not deserve a Kerry cabinet position.

Sewer Commissioner in Diddlysquat, ND, maybe.

[deadmessengers]

31. screw Nader. But the others...

As others have pointed out, Wesley Clark can't be Secretary of Defense, despite his enormous qualifications for that job. I would also suggest switching Mario Cuomo and Bill Clinton. I have a feeling that St. Bill of Arkansas has his eye on another job, however - the only job even coming close to his old one in terms of prestige - Secretary General of the United Nations. Making him UN Ambassador would put him in a good position for that.

Oh, yeah - to hell with Ralph Nader. That monomaniacal jerk hasn't earned anything but our contempt.

[discopants]

34. Didn't know that about Wes Clarke

he'll have to settle for Homeland Security

[okieinpain]

20. wow, great list. it's really devoid of people of color. good idea

[Selwynn]

28. put up or shut up :) -- let's see some names..

..you can do it!

[missouri dem]

22. Special prosecutor for republican crimes

James Carvelle

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

29. Richard Clarke stated under oath...

...that he would NOT be working in Kerry's administration. This was during his 9/11 Commission testimony, I believe.
Pity.
But I fully expect that Kerry has been tapping him behind the scenes for a while now. He's not one to allow this country to fall if he can help it. (And with Bush out of the way, a Kerry admin would definitely be more open to his advice.)

[meganmonkey]

30. Kucinich - Secretary of Peace!!!

And Ramsey Clark for Atty General.

Or is that too many Clark(e)s?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

33. Dean for Secretary of Health and Human Services

would be a DREAM.

[Senator Lamb]

35. graham.

Bob Graham i think will be the cabinet position for Director of National Intelligence inspired by the 9/11 commission.


also, you think Biden wants state?

Lieberman or Breaux for Attorney General.

[JohnKleeb]

36. Lieberman or Breaux for AG?

I am not a big Lieberman or Breaux fan and I have a better suggestion, New York AG Elliott Spitzer, he's shown an ability to go after corporate crooks. Now of those two that you name, I have to say they are, and Breaux especially are too socially conservative. Lieberman too. Now I agree with you about Graham.

[IIgnoreNobody]

51. Spitzer's the one.

[JohnKleeb]

53. New Yorkers tell me great things

about him.

[evilqueen]

37. EPA: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

[cindyw]

38. If Kerry wins this thing he will have Mary Beth Cahill to thank.

She belongs in his cabinet.

[JohnKleeb]

39. Definely

She turned his campaign around.

[evilqueen]

42. Maybe, but where?

[The Chronicler]

48. You mean James Carville (nm)

Cahill's "fair game" comment was horrible.

[Quetzal]

40. Me thinks this woman will be the Undersecretary of State

Susan E. Rice, expert on Terrorism and African Affairs

http://www.brook.edu/scholars/srice.htm

[JohnKleeb]

43. Ive heard NSA actually

[fishface]

41. Lockhart? Nope.

The guy just got onboard last month. You don't give the most important job to some Johnny come lately.

[evilqueen]

44. A-Z Index of U.S. Government Federal Executive Branch

http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/Federal/Executive.shtml

[Quetzal]

46. Who should be the Attorney General?

Maybe a Trial Lawyer - that would scare the f*** out of the mega-corporations.

[AntiCoup2K4]

47. Howard Dean :FCC

Don't know whether or not he would be interested in the job, but he knows the importance of taking down the corporate media.

[jmowreader]

49. Here's who I want, restrictions be damned

Restrictions can be waived. After four years of the Monkeyboy's shit, if the Senate goes Democratic I think they'll let Kerry do almost anything he wants.

Secretary of State: Bill Clinton

Secretary of Defense: Wesley Clark

Press Secretary: Mary Beth Cahill

Attorney General: Elizabeth Edwards

Director of Central Intelligence: Paul Menoher

Chief of Staff: Raymond J. McKnight

Director of the EPA: Ben Cohen

Director of Faith-Based Community Initiatives: any atheist with experience at shutting down organizations will do

Ambassadors: Kerry's ambassadors to all countries need to share two common requirements: they must speak the official language of the country of their posting, and they must be career foreign service officers. Ever since the United States started sending ambassadors abroad, the "good" countries like France and Germany get the president's political patrons as ambassadors and the shitholes get the experienced FSOs. In the post-Bush era, this is not good enough.

[Clinton Crusader]

50. EPA - RFK Jr.

:kick:

[terrya]

52. Treasury Secretary: Robert Rubin.

Kerry should insist that Rubin returns as Treasury Secretary. Rubin is the architect of the Clinton prosperity....jobs, jobs, jobs...and a budget surplus. Kerry needs him again.