What would be your dream cabinet in an Edwards' Presidency?

[chimpymustgo]

VP - Wesley Clark
Sec State - Al Gore
Attorney General - Eric Holder
Defense - Wiillam Perry
Homeland Security - Bob Graham
Surgeon General - Howard Dean
HHS - Carol Mosely Braun


This would also make a nice Kerry Cabinet. Okay, it's a fun game.

[AP]

1. Stiglitz can replace Greenspan. McKinney can run the

Office of Civil Rights. There's a certain Princeton economist who should probably be in the cabinet.

[chimpymustgo]

2. OMG - Krugman! His wisdom is definitely needed.

Head of Office of Economic Advisors?

[blm]

3. Homeland Security should be Gary Hart.

In ANY cabinet.

[JI7]

5. that reminds me, warren rudman

appoint warren rudman to lead and head an independent investigation into 9/11 with enough funding for a REAL investigation.

[chimpymustgo]

6. You're right blm.

Gary Hart.

[JI7]

4. clinton for united nations, kerry too

bill clinton for the united nations . i actually would like him to have the job kofi annan has. and although kerry is my first choice for president i think he and edwards get along well and edwards may offer him a position as sec of defense or state if edwards wins. but i agree that all the ones you named are good choices for edwards or kerry.

[dsc]

7. Again way too early

First, we don't have a nominee yet. Second, he wasn't won yet. Third, there are massive considerations aside from ability which need to be thought of. We probably can't have Senators from states with Republican governors. That eliminates Kerry, Kennedy, Graham, and several other good choices.

That said. There are several no brainers


Dean should have a role if he loses. He would be a great VP for Edwards. He also would be good for Treasury or HHS.

Mosley Braun would be a huge asset. HHS would be good for her. Labor too.

Graham would be great in CIA Director, State, or NSA. If he choses to retire form the Senate.

Gore would be great at State.

Cleland would be good for Defense.


Krugman Chair of Economic advisers would be good.

Blumenthal as Press Secretary would be such just deserts.

[chimpymustgo]

8. Of course it's too early, but that's a helluva list, dsc.

Defense - Cleland (of course).
Sid handling the Press - priceless.

[whirlygigspin]

9. these are all great

this IS a fun game!

booyah!

[mndemocrat_29]

10. Cabinet

I think this would make a nice cabinet for either Kerry or Edwards

VP-Bob Graham
State-Wesley Clark
Defense-Max Cleland
Atty. Gen.-Gary Locke
HHS-Tipper Gore
Agriculture-Roger Moe (Trust me)
Labor-Dick Gephardt
HUD-Willie Brown

This is a fun game.

[Ishkaboogl]

11. no brown or tipper

willie brown and tipper gore can kiss my ass. hart, krugman, and stiglitz are all musts. i'd like to also see a comeback of rubin or summers. or perry

[election_2004]

12. another hypothetical Edwards cabinet

President – John Edwards
Vice-President – Marcy Kaptur
Speaker of the House – Dennis Hastert?/Nancy Pelosi?
President Pro Tempore of the Senate – Robert Byrd
Secretary of State – Wesley Clark
Secretary of Treasury – Maxine Waters
Secretary of Defense – Bob Graham or John Kerry
Attorney General – John Conyers
Secretary of the Interior – Al Gore or Victor Atiyeh
Secretary of Agriculture – Eva Clayton
Secretary of Commerce – Bobby Rush or John Dingell
Secretary of Labor – Dennis Kucinich or Luis Gutierrez
Secretary of Health & Human Services – Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development – Ben Cayetano
Secretary of Transportation – Connie Morella
Secretary of Energy – John Kitzhaber
Secretary of Education – Howard Dean or Jim Jeffords
Secretary of Veterans Affairs – Max Cleland

[chimpymustgo]

13. Wow - thoughtful and diverse.

Who is Marcy Kaptur, Ben Cayetano?

Love your pick of Eva Clayton for Ag.
Treasury - not Maxine. Could Bob Rubin be persuaded to come back?

Al Gore deserves something more high profile than Interior, IMO.

But I'm very impressed with your thoughtulness in putting your list together.

[election_2004]

15. Kaptur & Cayetano

Here is some information on:

Marcy Kaptur

Ben Cayetano

If Gore truly wants to implement his vision from Earth in the Balance, then Dpt. of the Interior or EPA is the best place for him.

[AP]

14. Ruth Ann Minner-VP & Granholm as AG.

This is fun.