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panader0

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11. Grijalva would be great BUT:

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:52 AM

Jan 2013

The Dems in Az would lose a great congressman. I live in Barber's district and I know first hand how hard it is to get Dems elected here in Az. When Pres Obama appointed Napolitano we ended up with Janet Brewer as our guv---UGH!
I agree with the poster upthread about Richardson.

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Tell President Obama: Appoint Raul Grijalva Interior Secretary [View all] grahamhgreen Jan 2013 OP

Good choice! Suich Jan 2013 #1

Excellent choice! I can see the new department letterhead now... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #2

Love the idea BUT I'd suggest ASKING instead of telling Obama. Lionessa Jan 2013 #3

I like to think of him as our representative, not our leader, grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #6

Signed and tweeted sasha031 Jan 2013 #4

Raul as Interior Secretary would be awesome, but Obama will never appoint him, even if half the Zorra Jan 2013 #5

Hopefully we get someone like him before our environment is completely destroyed..... grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #12

We need someone, anyone kwolf68 Jan 2013 #7

Better for Interior Sec. would be Bobby Kennedy Jr. phiddle Jan 2013 #8

Coincidentally I was thinking the same thing. Have just been thinking of RFK, Jr. as well cascadiance Jan 2013 #13

Never happen.. he's too liberal and rational Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 #9

2 Ex Governors come to mind... DAMANgoldberg Jan 2013 #10

Grijalva would be great BUT: panader0 Jan 2013 #11