Whom do you think will be in McCain's Presidential Cabinet?

[domokun]

If John McCain wins the presidential election, whom do you think would be selected to fill the seats in the cabinet?

Please keep it civil and list names of people who'd be appointed and what position they'd be filling only.

[Pont]

If John McCain wins the presidential election, whom do you think would be selected to fill the seats in the cabinet?

Please keep it civil and list names of people who'd be appointed and what position they'd be filling only.

Colin Powell

...as secretary of MF'n Education

Bill Richardson as Secretary of State

Ahnold as head of FEMA

[Falkirk]

Rudy Giuliani as Head of Homeland Security

Fred Thompson as Attorney General

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

Bill Cosby for one of the following:

Health & Human Services
Housing and Urban Development
Education

Colin Powell for Defense

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

HoffmanG: Chairman: Securities Exchange Commission

The SEC has boats.

(Reference to Arrested Development...)

[GenLee]

just for fun:

My Recomendations:
Chuck Michel: Attorney General
BWO: Director;ATF
Ivanimal: Secretary; Homeland Security
USNChief: Secretary of the Navy
Bweise: National Security Advisor
Oaklander: Solicitor General
Anthonysmanifesto: White House Chief of Staff
HoffmanG: Chairman: Securities Exchange Commission
Ron Paul: Secretary of the Treasury ( not trying to start anything- just thought it would be fun)
Semi Auto Sam: White House Press Secretary ( c'mon- just for a day- )

That is perfect!

[ilbob]

most cabinet apportionments tend to be either career bureaucrats or relative unknowns. no one with future national political aspirations would probably accept a cabinet post.

[Ironchef]

just for fun:

My Recomendations:
Chuck Michel: Attorney General
BWO: Director;ATF
Ivanimal: Secretary; Homeland Security
USNChief: Secretary of the Navy
Bweise: National Security Advisor
Oaklander: Solicitor General
Anthonysmanifesto: White House Chief of Staff
HoffmanG: Chairman: Securities Exchange Commission
Ron Paul: Secretary of the Treasury ( not trying to start anything- just thought it would be fun)
Semi Auto Sam: White House Press Secretary ( c'mon- just for a day- )

Haha, nice!

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

most cabinet apportionments tend to be either career bureaucrats or relative unknowns. no one with future national political aspirations would probably accept a cabinet post.

Eh, unless it was high profile like state or defense or something. Still, you gotta keep away from ANY kind of scandal, and, after being successful at that, that doesn't usually set you up for a presidential position, maybe VP. Or they could go back to being a senator from their state or something.

[gn3hz3ku1*]

me for DNI or SECDEF?

[ilbob]

Eh, unless it was high profile like state or defense or something. Still, you gotta keep away from ANY kind of scandal, and, after being successful at that, that doesn't usually set you up for a presidential position, maybe VP. Or they could go back to being a senator from their state or something.

Lets look back at recent presidents.

Bush II. No big names in the cabinet except Colin Powell. A couple of governors (Ridge and Thompson), but really everyone else (except Ashcroft) were relative no names and career bureaucrats.

Clinton: Bentsen and Aspin were the only notables, and Aspin was a huge dud, all but forced out by members of his own party.

Bush I: Baker is pretty much the only notable at the time, although a number of his cabinet appointees did well after wards. Maybe showing he picked well.

Reagan: Haig and Schultz probably the biggest names.

Carter: Muskie was really the only notable in the bunch.

Except for Liddy Dole I don't recall any of the cabinet appointments having much of a political career after their cabinet service.