If you could have one post in the government, what would it be?

[rockymountaindem]

Instead of talking about other people all the time, let's talk about ourselves. If you could have one position in the government, what would you pick?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. Ambassador to France

Europe, here I come :D

[ColbertWatcher]

2. School board or transportation commission. n/t

[ben_meyers]

3. Supreme Court, baby!

Lifetime appointment, no sucking up to contributors and voters every few years.

[Papillon]

4. Curator at the Smithsonian

[mondo joe]

5. Joe the Chief Justice.

[davidinalameda]

6. Emperor

what else is there?

[NanceGreggs]

7. "Other" ...

... aka Queen of Everyt'ing, Goddess of The Well-Deserved Smack-Down, Enforcer of STFU (And I DO mean YOU), Runner of the Universe, Ultimate Planner of the Planet - and Beyond.

... and a few other positions I'd like to ponder overnight, thank you very much.

I adore Obama, so I'll let him have his say - once in a while, when I'm of a mood to listen.

Oh, yeah - and the Empress of Incredible Humility. (Always forget that one).

[rockymountaindem]

8. I thought you already exercised those functions around here

What, we're not good enough for you?

;)

[NanceGreggs]

9. I am just of a mind ...

... to broaden my horizons.

:rofl:

[IDemo]

10. Other - Energy Secretary

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Either senator or secretary of the interior...

Gale Norton made such a mockery of the post and did such damage that it's going to take a generation to repair what she did to the environment...:-(

[FirstLight]

12. The person who prints the Money? lol

I actually thought of the Housing and Urban Development Dept.

I am currently On Section 8 and would like to figure out more ways to help people who need housing... I live in a town that has a huge transient and seasonal population...many can't simply Move somewhere better, because the costs of moving become prohibitive.

and yet there are NO homeless shelters.
Plenty of churchs give food cards, one even has bread & broth every monday... but no hotel vouchers or warm & safe place for people who have no other options...and if I did not have help with MY OWN rent, we would be living in our car too in sub freezing temps...

I may not know much about budgets and the rest, but I know that certain things are imperative,
and we as a people have to help those who are struggling to survive in our own backyard.
"what you do for the least of mine, you also do for me"

[kirby]

13. Atty Gen. n/t

[kentuck]

14. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Because, somebody, somewhere, has to find out the truth about how we are being robbed and hoodwinked and somebody big needs to be behind bars. These criminals need to feel the hot heat of the law.

[Mind_your_head]

15. Dictator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3xfT0c99g

:mad: :sarcasm:

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Seriously, something that I would be 'great' at and could perhaps qualify for....I'd be great at heading an "after school program" for kids. A Little snack, a little down time, a little tell-me-what's-troublin'-you-today, you did GREAT job on "x", now how can I help you with your homework, and how to handle your "best friend" being a 'two-face'..... THOSE are among the things that kids need guidance in handling/doing "after school".


edit: corrected typo

[grannylib]

16. I'd love to be a presidential speechwriter...or I could see being a Senator

if I didn't have to campaign, raise money, and all that shit *lol*

[TahitiNut]

17. Consular Agent, American Consular Agency , Papeete, French Polynesia

Of course. :shrug:

[RedCappedBandit]

18. Supreme Court justice fo sho. nt

[Indiana_Dem]

19. Secretary of Energy.

I'm a peak oil/fossil fuel depletion nut. I'd know exactly what to do in that spot!

[kimmylavin]

20. Other - Secretary of Labor

Pump up union membership and fight union-busters.

(From a member of a union family!)

[Swamp Rat]

21. White House Gardener

:D

[trollybob]

22. How about Drug Czar, Rat?

We should legalize all drugs and stop this incredible waste of resources, e.g., prosecution, incarceration, etc.

[Swamp Rat]

23. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

I would certainly decriminalize all drug usage, and make cannabis, mushrooms, and peyote completely legal (as well as other plants used in traditional ceremonies and rites).

[trusty elf]

27. You'd be a huge improvement over this guy.

Can I be your assistant? :D

[Contrary1]

24. I'll take on two...

Health and Human Services: Because we are all human (well, most of us); and we all need health.

Dept. of Education: Get rid of NCLB, and any similar testing. Let teachers teach. Let students learn.

[bigbrother05]

25. Dept of Interior

Protects Nat'l Forests, wilderness, and park lands. Also has Bureau of Indian Affairs, could try to redress the centuries of shameful neglect and abuse heaped on our Native Peoples.

Oh wait, someone meant this to be a funny thread?


Okay, Director of Grow the Fuck Up!

[Douglas Carpenter]

26. Ambassador to Switzerland!! - hey, I don't like conflict

[trusty elf]

28. Court Jester

:silly:

[StreetKnowledge]

29. Secretary of Energy or Defense Secretary

Would prefer Defense. Then I can get our guys out of Iraq and focus the US military on stuff closer to home - stopping drug traffickers, for example, and giving our guys in the armed forces the best gear possible, so that if they have to go back into a war zone, they can do the job with the fewest losses possible.

Energy would be good too, because I know what to do there.

[MadrasT]

30. Secretary of the motherfucking Treasury...

Because it's obvious that Paulson is either an idiot, or a corrupt S.O.B., and this shit's gotta stop, right here, right now. :grr:

[TexasObserver]

31. Adviser.

That's what I do. That's who I am.

I like advising principals, whether they're in business, politics, or charities.

I'm not an executive type. I'm not an officer to run mass numbers of people. I'm the guy who helps you figure out how to achieve your goals. I can advise that CEO, that Chair, that trustee, that politician.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Head Of DOE

I think that could be a really good, really interesting, and potentially revolutionary position. Just would have to do the politicking to get the funding that would churn the waters.

That would be a great job.
The Professor

[ellisonz]

33. Director of C.I.A.

[specialed]

34. I'd like to Head the DOE or DOI.

[guitar man]

35. Secretary of Labor

It would be a no holds barred "fuck you" to the feudal system on my watch. ;)

[LWolf]

36. Secretary of Education. nt