Kerry cabinet

[ArtVandaley]

If Kerry wins (don't want to jinx it), here are some cabinet ideas:

Secretary of State: Joe Biden
Attorney General: Feingold (though he may be too valuable in the Senate to let out)
National Security Adviser: Richard Holbrooke
Secretary of Defense: Not sure
Secretary of Energy: Joe Kennedy

Obviously, this isn't very complete. Anyone have any ideas of their own?

[DaveSZ]

1. EPA: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

[IIgnoreNobody]

27. Or Interior Sec

[bryant69]

2. I think Feingold is too valuable in the senate.

Maybe Wes Clark as Secretary of Defense?

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[Brundle_Fly]

5. Biden....hey,,,,

switch him for Dean, or Gore, that'd really piss of the Freeps

[mitchtv]

20. Holbrooke for SOS

Biden-stay where he is, please.
Or, William J. Clinton would make the best SOS. or Mayor of NYC, or Gov. NY

[deadmessengers]

25. There was another thread on this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1085245&mesg_id=1085245&page=

In that thread, I pointed out that St. William of Arkansas might make a better UN Ambassador than Sec'y of State. I think the Big Dawg possibly has his eye on the only job that comes even close to the prestige of his last one - Secretary General of the UN, and spending some time as Ambassador might set him up quite nicely for that position.

[mitchtv]

30. Sec Gen. -perfect for him

for us tho we could use a diplomat. I think he wants to spend time at his library .

[aldian159]

42. Can't be Sec Gen.

The Sec. Gen. of the U.N. cannot be from one of the five permanent members of the Security Council - The U.S., the U.K., France, Russia, and China.

Even though it would be the shit if Clinton would be Sec. Gen.

[AntiCoup2K4]

9. Ineligible

You have to be at least 10 years out of the military before you can be SecDef.

[aeolian]

3. I'd like to see my man Wes Clark in there somewhere

State, or maybe nat'l security advisor. Something senior.

[madmax]

4. Secretary of State

One guess ;)

Yep - Wes Clark!!

[Bush was AWOL]

6. Clark as Sec. of State and Biden as Sec. of Defense

Kerry must appoint a Dem. for Secretary of Defense. I'm tired of hearing that Dems. are weak on defense.

[AntiCoup2K4]

11. I agree with the principle, but here's a thought.....

If Kerry appointed John McCain to Defense (for which he is certainly qualified) that would be a gesture of bi-partisanship to sane Republicans, AND an open Senate seat in a state with a Democratic governor. (exactly the opposite of the scenario in my previous post)

[Auntie Bush]

7. How about Wes Clark as Sec of State and Joe Biden as SoD? n/t

[AntiCoup2K4]

8. Who's the governor of Maryland?

Kerry must not appoint any sitting senators to his cabinet from states with Republican governors. It's bad enough that his own Senate seat will be filled by appointment of Shit Romney. Edwards made the smart move by pulling out of the Senate race in time for a Democrat to run for his seat.

[WMliberal]

12. Ehrlich

exactly. Remember, Alan Keyes is from MD. He could get into the senate after all!!!
:scared: :scared:

[JohnKleeb]

40. Ehrlich but Sarbines and Muiliski

likely won't be appointed to any spots. Actually, Kerry's senate seat will likely be ours, the mostly dem legislature up there put in a law over Mittens Romney's veto that we could run someone against them, all sorts of names thrown out there, the one I want is Barney Frank.

[WMliberal]

10. SEC chair: that guy from NY. the asst. atty general

i forget his name. but that man has the courage to stand up to wall street as a asst. atty. general. Imageine what he could do with more authority!

Sec of Defense: Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni.
FCC Chair: Michael Moore.
Sec. of State: BIG DOG!!!!!!!!! (screw biden. besides, we need as many D's in the senate as possible)
Sec. Energy or EPA: Carl Pope (President of Sierra Club :evilgrin: I'd love to see HIS task force)

Replacing Kindasleazy Rice: Joseph Nye. Let Soft Power be the Kerry Doctrine.

[AntiCoup2K4]

15. Michael Moore in charge of the FCC??

I fucking love it!! :evilgrin:

[RafterMan]

16. Spitzer!

The AG in exile.

Definitely him, assuming he wants it more than being Governor of NY.

[WMliberal]

17. yeah, that's his name! big cajones. great SEC choice.

or atty. general

[aldian159]

43. Yes, Nye is the shit

and so is soft power.

[antigop]

13. Secretary of Labor

My picks: Bernie Sanders or Dennis Kucinich

[PROGRESSIVE1]

14. My list:

Secretary of State: Wes Clark
Attorney General: Richard Blumenthal
Secretary of Defense: Sam Nunn
National Security Advisor: Richard Holbrooke
Secretary of Homeland Security: Bob Graham
Secretary of Education: Al Sharpton
Secretary of Treasury: George Soros
Secretary of Labor: Bernie Sanders
Secretary of the Interior: Willie Nelson
Attorney to Prosecute BFEE for CRIMES AGAINST AMERICA: Elliot Spitzer
FCC Chair: Howard Stern
Kerry Chief Political Advisor: Howard Dean

[Mz Pip]

18. I love it.

Soros in the Cabinet. The Freepers would go apeshit. :evilgrin:

MzPip
:dem:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

19. Actually, FReeper ARE "apeshit"!

:D

[Arkana]

38. Stern for FCC chair??????!!!!!!

Big LOL goes to that one! Freeperville would explode!

I'd look for Bob Kerrey for Homeland Security and Dean for Education. Labor should go to Gephardt.

[Zhade]

21. No on Biden and Holbrooke. Too imperialistic.

Feingold and Kennedy are great choices, though!

[gauguin57]

22. David Gergen should be named one of his advisers ....

... one of the few Repugs who can be trusted to tell truth to Democratic power ...

[madmom]

23. Bill Clinton-attorny general

[Cats Against Frist]

36. That's what I was going to say -- talk about pissing off the far right!:)

[tridim]

24. Jon Stewart for FCC chair

or Secretary of fake news (that's actually more real than "real" news).

Bishop Desmond Tutu - Secretary of peace.

[dogtag]

26. We can't rob the Senate unless there is a

re-electable Dem replacement who will step in and take the vacated seat. We have to keep the Senate this time around.

[cali]

28. What's Wrong with This Picture?

Everything. This is the second Kerry "dream" cabinet I've seen today at DU. All white men- :OK, one ludicrous suggestion of Al Sharpton.
There are many qualified women and minorities. I have faith in Kerry. He'll appoint a cabinet that's representative of America. What's wrong with all of you???

[ArtVandaley]

29. Good point

To be fair, there are many cabinet posts and I only listed 4. I agree that Kerry's cabinet should be a strong, efficent, ethical and diverse body.

[noamnety]

31. FEC - Corrine Brown

With a spot for Bev also, of course. Maybe they could job share, Bev for the nuts and bolts of the machines, Corrine for dealing with registration and disenfranchisement.

[Grown2Hate]

32. Don't forget Press Secretary Jon Stewart...

Stewart is freaking GREAT.

[tritsofme]

33. Wes Clark for Sec of Defense!

No I'm just kidding, I know he can't be.

[johnfunk]

34. He should not pick Dem Senators...

... after all, if we want to impeach and CONVICT Slappy, Fat Tony and Klanquist, we need every swingin' Dem we can get with pickups this year and in '06.

Secretary of State: Bill Clinton. Rub the Newt-ites and FRascists' nose in that.
Attorney General: Eliot Spitzer.
National Intelligence Director: Valerie Plame.
National Security Advisor: Kerry and Edwards should follow the example of Bill Maher and Michael Moore and prostrate themselves in front of Richard Clarke.
Secretary of Homeland Security: Rudy Giuliani. Go ahead and cringe -- but I know some of his people at Giuliani & Associates and after Bush is defeated (as they believe he will be), Rudy wants to see the GOP reach out to Dems -- and he is one of the few, like McCain, who can do it. And let's not forget that Clinton was wise to reach out to the GOP -- Bill Cohen was a damn good Defense Secretary.
Ambassador to the UN: Rev. Jesse Jackson.

[DesEtoiles]

35. AG - gotta be Elliott Spitzer

[joanne]

37. Dont forget Max Cleland!

I love that guy.

And yes, we need some women.

No Senators, however. We need every Democratic Senator we can get.

[kurt_cagle]

39. Kerry dream cabinet

Secretary of State: Ann Richards
Attorney General: Elliot Spitzer
Secretary of Defense: Don't know
National Security Advisor: Richard Holbrooke
Secretary of Homeland Security: Bob Graham
Secretary of Education: Carol Moseley Braun
Secretary of Energy: Winona LaDuke (Green Party VP and major Wind Power Proponent)
Secretary of Treasury: Robert Rubin or Warren Buffet
Secretary of Labor: Bernie Sanders
Commerce Secretary: Gary Locke
Secretary of the Interior: Howard Zinn
Director, CIA: Valerie Plame
White House Press Secretary: Al Franken
FCC Chair: Al Gore

[aldian159]

41. AG = Eliot Spitzer

He'd kick ass and take names.