Cabinet Positions in a Democratic Presidency

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shawnjshawnj
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Just think of who could fill the top level Administration positions in a Democratic Presidency...



Secretary of State Bill Clinton or Wesley Clark

Secretary of Defense Wesley Clark

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (NY) or John Edwards (Sorry, Kickaha).

Secretary of HHS Howard Dean



It's truly titilating just thinking about it.

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    brbr Posts: 8,395member
    Bleh. So you expect Kerry to beat Bush? Fat chance.
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    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Whoa there... Weren't you hoohah-ing Dean as the clear frontrunner? Your boy did place a dstant third in Iowa, but it *is* Iowa. There's no particular good reason to think Kerry's the frontrunner after one primary.
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  • Reply 3 of 9
    shawnjshawnj Posts: 6,656member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BR

    Bleh. So you expect Kerry to beat Bush? Fat chance.



    I think all four candidates have a good shot. Clark, Dean, Kerry, and Edwards will have a divided country this fall and a good shot at the Presidency. I just don't consider Kerry for any of the cabinet-level positions. Maybe Sec of Vet. Affairs, but that's a decidedly low-level spot in my opinion. Imagine if we had Spitzer as an AG. He's positively kick-ass, going up against just about everybody and winning. Although I hear he's running for Governor of New York, possibly. Still, it'd be quite a transition from Ashcroft, whose claim to fame would be enforcing Patriot Act laws that reduced our civil liberties, enforcing maximum sentence guidelines, and, arguably, covering up the naked boobs of lifeless statues.
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    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Spitzer is the wrong guy. He doesn't understand separation of powers. How can we allow someone with a major defect in their thinking into such an important position.
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  • Reply 5 of 9
    shawnjshawnj Posts: 6,656member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Scott

    Spitzer is the wrong guy. He doesn't understand separation of powers. How can we allow someone with a major defect in their thinking into such an important position.



    Good question.



    But, honestly, what's your beef with Spitzer again?
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  • Reply 6 of 9
    rageousrageous Posts: 2,170member
    There's no way all those positions will be filled by people you've listed. When's the last time you saw an elected President appoint 3 people he ran against for the party nomination to cabinet positions?
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  • Reply 7 of 9
    kirklandkirkland Posts: 594member
    Plus all those guys, except for Clinton and Dean, have current jobs they're unlikely to give up so easily.



    However, I could see Mr. Gephardt coming onto a Democratic White House as secretary of labor.
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  • Reply 8 of 9
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Barbara Streisand: Secretary of Defense

    Michael Moore: Secretary of State

    Janeane Garofalo: Press Secretary

    Bill Clinton: Attorney General

    Cheech Marin: HHS

    BRussell: Assistant deputy in charge of White House intern selection and training
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  • Reply 9 of 9
    pfflampfflam Posts: 5,053member
    Spitzer is the man.

    but not in the bad sense of The Man

    but rather da man
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