Kerry's secretary of state....

[kevin881]

I think it would be great if he asked Al Gore to be Sec of State

:D

[rockydem]

1. just not Biden

like some on here want...

personally I'd prefer Holbrooke...

[sandersadu]

3. WESLEY KANNE CLARK!

nuff said.

[Was_Immer]

9. Wes Clark will be defense secretary :)

[BrotherBuzz]

13. I don't think he can...

IIRC, there is a ten year wait before a retired military person can accept that position.

[Scoopie]

16. Right-o

Without a waiver from Congress, Clark cannot be appointed Secretary of Defense.

http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/rfpb/govstatute.htm

§ 113. Secretary of Defense

(a) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.

Clark, having retired in 2000, is not eligible. Only once in the history of this position's existance has Congress issued the needed waiver. Granted, that was during wartime, a time as similar as now; however, politics wasn't as contentiously polarized when it waived that rule for George C. Marshall, Harry Truman's third Defense Secretary.

Besides, I think Clark would make one OUTSTANDING SoS!

I love Al Gore, but I don't see him in that position, at all.

[Mojambo]

20. Rumor is that Kerry wants a Republican in the cabinet

You could see Lugar as Sec Def.

[JohnnyCougar]

36. This would be especially good, if Kernan wins.

Then Kernan could select a Dem. Senator!

[LiberalFighter]

50. But we need Kernan to win

[JohnnyCougar]

51. How is that going, BTW

I hear it is pretty much a toss up. Is it leaning any which way?

[LiberalFighter]

52. Personally, I am worried

But I don't know what is really happening. It could cut either way. Hopefully, the voters will see thru Daniels for what he is.

[JohnnyCougar]

53. Wasn't he some Bush financial advisor?

Wouldn't that spell disaster for Daniels? I can't understand why anyone would come near a Bush financial guy. Bush is a fiscal nightmare!

[MattNC]

48. he's one of my top choices n/t

[Zen Democrat]

49. Or McCain. Arizona has a Dem governor. McCain has really been lying low.

[Auntie Bush]

34. I second that! Yeah Wes!

[kevin881]

7. gore would heal a lot of wounds in the international community...

just by being "the man who should have been president."

[mapatriot]

8. Leahy for AG

Hey, how about Pat Leahy for AG?? Now THAT would be GREAT!! The rightwingnuts would have a collective stroke :)

[mom cat]

15. Or Eliot Spitzer

[djg21]

35. No chance on Leahy.

He's a senator, and the senior dem on the judiciary committee. Why risk losing him? Moreover, if the Dems recapture the senate, he'll chari the judiciary committee.

[Doohickie]

21. Dupe

[Doohickie]

22. I agree- Holbrooke is da man

[dansolo]

46. I couldn't agree more

Biden is a prick.

[Thrill]

2. Will probably Holbrooke

[cynatnite]

4. Can Madeline Albright come back?

I sure do like her.

[Doohickie]

23. You mean "like" like or...

you know.... liiiike?

[Was_Immer]

5. Hmm, Gore wont be it, it'd be like a demotion to him

And he carries baggage from 2000.

I dont think itd be a senator, but perhaps. Maybe a congressman.

[freetobegay]

6. I don't see Al Gore wanting this position.

[NNadir]

10. How about Bill Clinton?

He has huge credibility overseas. These are dramatic times and we need dramatic solutions.

John Quincy Adams served with distinction in the House of Representatives after leaving the White House; and Andrew Johnson was elected to the Senate.

Why not?

[strategery blunder]

24. Clinton isn't eligible either

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 places the SoS fourth in line for the Presidency should something happen to the President. As Clinton served eight years as President, and is only allowed ten years during his lifetime by the Constitution (22nd Amendment to be exact).

If something were to happen during the first half of the Kerry presidency to pass the presidency to Clinton, this country would be in a lot of legal trouble.

Info on the Presidential Succession Act here:

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html

[ThoughtCriminal]

31. I don't think that disqualifies him

from being SoS, only means he is skipped in succession. I think this applied to Kissinger who was SoS, but not eligible for succession since he was not a native citizen.

[NNadir]

38. Um, not really. The Twenty second admendment reads, "No

person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."

In the unlikely event, Clinton would succeed, not be elected. He would therefore not be able to be re-elected, but he could serve.

It is constitutionally unambiguous.

[strategery blunder]

45. This has never been tested.

And the Supreme Court has managed to mangle the Constitution before; Bush v. Gore, Schenck v. U.S., and Korematsu v. U.S. are all good examples, even if it is "constitutionally unambiguous."

I do not want to see this tested either, because the freepers will turn it into a Second Civil War. Nevertheless, I stand corrected on a technicality.:)

[Hippo_Tron]

42. He just can't succeed the president if it ever got that far...

Or actually, maybe he could but only for two years.

[KharmaTrain]

11. Richard Holbrooke

He was special envoy that built the coalitions that ended the Bosnian and Kosovo wars and has the credentials to get this country's foreign affairs straightened quickly.

Also in the "bullpen"...Jamie Rubin and Dennis Ross.

[Scoopie]

17. I heard that Richard wants NSA

so he can, and I quote, "stay near the seat of power."

Holbrooke is smart, but he's not the people-person needed for the SoS position.

[KharmaTrain]

39. I Could See That...Then Ross Is My Second Pick

He's definitely navigated lots of landminds as being the best honest broker ever in the Israeli/Palestinian mess.

I was thinking General Clark would make a great U.N. envoy. But here I go dreaming again. Let's get back to this Wednesday, when it will mean something!

Cheers!

[Florida_Geek]

12. It is just my IMHO but I believe Gore will head up

EPA... It is a job close to his heart.... Just my opinion.

[NNadir]

14. I hope so. It would be an outstanding appointment.

[Mojambo]

27. "IMOP"

What does that stand for?

[debatepro]

18. Noam Chomsky

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[kevin881]

32. that would be awesome.

[Radical Activist]

40. Damn right. Or Howard Zinn

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Carol Moseley-Braun

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[tishaLA]

33. What an odd suggestion

sniff sniff

[Kathy in Cambridge]

37. Yup, there's a scent in the air

called the smell of desperation.

[NYCliberal]

41. No, "odd" is the Michael Moore nomination

[Kathy in Cambridge]

43. Didn't you just LOVE Fahrenheit 9/11?

or are you a fan of "Fahrenhype 9/11"?

:eyes:

[BootinUp]

44. Your nose and mine

are in agreement. :)

[mandyky]

26. Clark or Holbrook

Maybe Mosley Braun.

Maybe Jamie Rubin, too.

Bill Clinton = head of the UN and hopefully reforms that will help our country respect UN again!

[mandyky]

28. Al Gore - Head of the FCC or EPA

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. Michael Moore

if not a cabinet position, he deserves a medal!!

[rndmprsn]

30. clinton if he could...biden is my choice

obviously it would be bad to take him away from the senate...i'd like to see holbrooke as NSA or gary hart

[dansolo]

47. Joe Wilson

We need a real diplomat as Sec. of State, not a politician.