If the Times (London) is correct about a possible Barack Obama cabinet, he’s got more retreads and Republicans than Clinton ever did, and I have more reason than ever to vote Green.
John Kerry as Secretary of State? What, to bore al Qaeda to death?
Hagel getting the obligatory Republican post in a bipartisan, I’m sorry, “post-partisan,” cabinet as Secretary of Defense?
Larry Summers back at, rather than Henry Paulson, retained at, Treasury? Still another Goldman Sachs fox running the henhouse.
The only thing missing is Dick Gephardt as Secretary of Labor.
HuffPost has more on possible Treasury pics; besides the names mentioned elsewhere in this post and elsewhere on my blog, up comes Jon Corzine (money insider, neolib), Penny Pritzker from a commenter on the post (insider, crony capitalism).
Put another way, a somnolence-inducing cabinet like this is the best way in the world Obama could, right now, refute the "radicalism" charges.
If many people had seen this six months ago, the Dem primaries would have turned out differently. Another great argument for parliamentary government. (You could still keep some sort of American primary election process in the system.)
The only halfway good thing would be the idea of the 81-year-old Paul Volcker to run the bailout program, if he’s able.
Other than that, enjoy a glass or two of bitter Kool-Aid, Obamiacs.
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