Gov. Napolitano (AZ) named to Obama transition team

[DesertRat]

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano will serve as an adviser to President-elect Barack Obama's White House transition.

Napolitano, now serving her second term, was a high-profile Obama campaign surrogate and is widely considered in line for a Cabinet post. In the interim, she will serve on a 12-member board that includes other familiar names such as former Transportation Secretary Federico Peña.

The Obama-Biden Transition Project's Web site, www.change.gov, goes live later today.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/11/05/20081105obama-napolitano1105.html

[Aloha Spirit]

1. I love that woman.

[AZBlue]

2. Me too. I really hope she gets a cabinet post.

I'll miss her here, but she'll serve this country well!

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. But is it worth getting stuck with Jan Brewer?

:scared:

[AZBlue]

11. Ew.

I thought there'd be an election.
Yikes!

[blondeatlast]

That's my fear. Napolitano has got to serve out her term.

We desperately need her here; with Senate races coming up and McCain's retirement(?) we need a strong field for Senate (Napolitano, goddard, Lord--we got a bunch of good ones in the wings!).

Kyl's up in 2010, too, IIRC.

[DesertRat]

10. I hope she runs for the Senate in 2010

:bounce:

[City Lights]

3. Great news! nt

[Lumpsum]

4. Now that's an appointment I can get behind.

[dhpgetsit]

5. Wonderful!

:kick:

[blondeatlast]

6. We raise our precious few Democrats good here in AZ! nt

[Eric J in MN]

7. I don't want her in the cabinet.

I want her to defeat John McCain for US Senate in 2010.

[JerseygirlCT]

9. Good! nt

[Phoonzang]

12. I hope it's just the transition team. She need to stay in AZ. nt

[jillan]

13. Sorry Obama - you can't have her. Az needs to hang on to every Dem we have.

I was kinda hoping she'd run for Senate in 2 yrs.

[blondeatlast]

15. Napolitano for senator (they are both up in '10, I think), Goddard for governor.

Or Goddard for Senator, too--and Paul Johnson for guv--wow, this is looking good!

[jillan]

16. If she leaves, we're screwn.

She vetoes all the rw wacko legislation.

[blondeatlast]

18. If she leaves, we get the desert version of Katharine Harris. NO. FUCKING. WAY!

Jan Brewer makes me physically ill just looking at her.

[Perky]

14. AG in waiting

Executive experience, former US Attorney. She is the absolute best choice to heal DOJ and restore its credibility.

[democrattotheend]

17. I still get excited everytime I see an article that says "President-Elect Obama"

Almost 24 hours later and it still hasn't sunk in.

[GreenFiles]

19. She needs to come out of the closet.... n/t

Essential to repair the damage done to the GLBT community last night.

[jillan]

20. I bet she is not very happy that prop 102 passed with flying colors.

[blondeatlast]

21. Whaaaa? She's gay? Who knew? You're kidding, right?

;)