The Obama Cabinet

[Tyrion The Unbanned]

can anyone give me a rundown of who is in the cabinet

[justfollowingtheelections]

Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
Commerce: Bill Richardson
Defense: Robert Gates
Education: Arne Duncan
Energy: Steven Chu
Health and Human Services: Tom Daschle
Homeland Security: Janet Napolitano
Housing and Urban Development: Shaun Donovan
Interior: Ken Salazar
Justice: Eric Holder
Labor: TBD (rumored to be Jennifer Granholm)
State: Hilary Clinton
Transportation: Ray LaHood
Treasury: Timothy Geithner
Veterans Affairs: Eric Shinseki

Other cabinet rank members:
Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel
Management and Budget: Peter Orszag
Trade Representative: TBD
EPA: Lisa Jackson
Drug Control Policy: Jim Ramstad
Ambassador to the UN: Susan Rice

[LanceMcSteel]

Secretary of Interwebz - Lance McSteel

[CARLHAYDEN]

Holder is the one most likey to generate significant Senate opposition at this time.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Why do they keep picking people from New Jersey of all places to head the EPA?

[Хahar 🤔]

Why do they keep picking people from New Jersey of all places to head the EPA?

They have to put them somewhere...

[CARLHAYDEN]

Holder is the one most likey to generate significant Senate opposition at this time.

I think "significant" is overstating it a bit. I do not think there is any question of his approval by the Senate. It may be a round of Republican bashing during the hearings, but I have a problem with thinking that the Marc Rich ordeal will prove to be anything more than a point with which to get in punches without backing them with any real action.

Threre are three areas where Holder has problems.

First, he is totally opposed to the right to keep and bear arms.

Second, he will be grilled about his dealings with Blago.

Third, his invovement in the Rich pardon scandal.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Holder is the one most likely to generate significant Senate opposition at this time.

I think "significant" is overstating it a bit. I do not think there is any question of his approval by the Senate. It may be a round of Republican bashing during the hearings, but I have a problem with thinking that the Marc Rich ordeal will prove to be anything more than a point with which to get in punches without backing them with any real action.

There are three areas where Holder has problems.

First, he is totally opposed to the right to keep and bear arms.

Second, he will be grilled about his dealings with Blago.

Third, his involvement in the Rich pardon scandal.

First, that doesn't rank anywhere towards the top of the list when Mukasey would barely answer about water-boarding.

Second, his dealings with Blago? Do you mean his need to recuse himself from the case? That doesn't really seem to be a problem for confirmation.

Third, I addressed above.

First, maybe for you, total opposition to the right to keep and bear arms may be unimportant, but a lot of people disagree.

Second, you mean you don't know Holder's history with Blago?

Third, its the liberals who are most upset about the Rich pardon. 

Oh, and Holder wants to do everything he can to destroy the counter terrorism efforts.

[Horus]

Holder doesn't support the right to keep and bear arms? Good!

[Bacon King]

He's also opposed to the death penalty, for what it's worth.

[Brittain33]

Hilda Solis to Labor

[AndrewTX]

I know its not Cabinet, but Congressman-elect Jim Himes is endorsing Chris Shays to lead the Peace Corps.

[Eraserhead]

Why do they keep picking people from New Jersey of all places to head the EPA?

haha, good question, down.