Caroline Kennedy, RFK Jr. in Obama's Cabinet?

[RFKJrNews]

FROM THE RUMOR MILL

It appears that Senator Barack Obama is already thinking forward to January, and has some very firm ideas in mind as to who will serve in his administration.

According to Politico.com, a couple of Kennedys are on his short list, and RFK Jr. is one of them.

Citing “sources close to Barack Obama,” the article says that Caroline Kennedy may be tapped as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being given “serious consideration” for Secretary of the Interior.

The list of other potential cabinet officials is long and fascinating, indeed - how about Sen. Gary Hart as Homeland Security Director? Bill Richardson as Secretary of State? Al Gore as “Ambassador at large on climate change” (hey, is that a real job?) and even a few Republicans as well, most notably California Governor (and Kennedy cousin-by-marriage) Arnold Schwarzenegger as Secretary of Energy.

If Obama wins the presidency next Tuesday, it looks very possible that for the Kennedys, an Obama administration could become a “family affair.”

Full story at:
http://rfkjrnews.com/2008/11/01/obama-a-cabinet-full-of-kennedys/

[HopeFor2006]

1. Oh, yes we can! RFK for Attorney General!

:bounce:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

23. nah, give AG to his law partner, Mike Papantonio

save Bobby for EPA head

[HopeFor2006]

27. I can live with that!

[Frances]

2. Arnold for energy?

I hope not

[carnie_sf]

25. At least it would get him out

of Cali

[Kdillard]

3. Arnold S. as Secretary of Energy. Pls let that be a joke.

[Overseas]

8. That was the one appointment that jarred for me too. Especially

given Arnold's cozy relations with oil companies and questionable role in the Enron machinations.

Sure hope that one is WRONG.

Caroline at the UN would be okay if she has specialized in foreign affairs. If not, perhaps another post.

RFK at Interior makes sense due to his being an environmental lawyer by trade.

[ej510]

21. As much as I despise him he has been pro-active when it comes to climate change.

He sucks ass on economics though.

[applexcore]

4. Michael Moore urged Caroline to pick herself as VP. Obama-Kennedy, could you imagine that?

She does have a lot of experience with world leaders.

[rpannier]

5. It's Halloween Trick-or-Treat

Treat: RFK

Trick: the governor

[blue sky at night]

6. just think, for the first time in eight years we will have.....

some people without gray hair that have ideas of the at least the present, if not the future working for us....so tired of the old bunch of political hacks that stretch all the way back to the nixon years on the Cabinet, such a bunch of ass-backward ahole yesmen.



moving forward at the speed of pie!






CHange, HOpe, OBama/BIden......!

[BlooInBloo]

9. Competence.

[political_Dem]

7. Arnold better not be on that short list.

I understand that Obama wants to reach out to the other side, but I think that approaching Arnold is like having Obama's arm being pulled out of its socket. Was he asleep when the entire recall business went down in California?

Obama has to remember which side he's on before that happens.

[FrenchieCat]

10. He's not. He's too much of a girlie man!

him and his face lift!

[rpannier]

11. I'm still a member of the reaching out is acceptable

If he's reaching out to slap them upside their faces.

[political_Dem]

16. Lol, to you and Frenchie Cat. But, I think picking Arnold is a mistake.

Arnold is not to be trusted. He has brought California down to its knees--especially with the budget in shambles.

He needs to be shuffled out of the seat of power and back to managing his restaurant in Venice, Ca.

[rpannier]

17. The only thing I will say in support of giving a job to arnold is

it's better than that other idiotic story floating around that defense sec gates is on his short list to stay on as sec of defense.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

12. RFK Jr EPA?

[Unsane]

14. I like him as Administrator of EPA.

[PolNewf]

13. Caroline Kennedy for Secretary of Education

That is where her passion is.

[Life Long Dem]

15. This was a news awhile ago. Go Arnold!!!

[tilsammans]

18. Ew, yuck, gag!

No way, not Ahhhhh-nold.

He just endorsed McSame!

:puke:

[RFKJrNews]

19. Yeah, I know, Arnold is a head-scratcher for me, too

...but I know that RFK Jr. is quite keen on him (not just because he's family), and reportedly helped cousin Arnie to craft his "progressive" energy policy for Cali-forn-ia.

[Hieronymus]

20. Caroline immediately came to mind as an ambassador.

[icetea]

22. The right wing nut jobs will go crazy

[damonm]

24. Wanna REALLY make 'em nuts?

Bill Clinton as AG - or better yet, put him on SCOTUS!

[orestes]

26. While Clinton on SCOTUS might be a nice thought

I'd rather we put someone younger, and who hasn't had a bypass. Apologies in advance if that comes across as crass.