Obama’s second-term cabinet
President Barack Obama plans an extensive shuffle of his West Wing and Cabinet, with White House chief of staff Jack Lew most likely headed to Treasury and former Sen. Chuck Hagel, a moderate Republican, under consideration for secretary of defense, administration insiders said. …
Now, officials will start to cement their departure dates, and aides will sound out colleagues about possible new roles. Among the top current officials expected to go: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Attorney General Eric Holder and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood might not be far behind — or may even beat them out the door.
There’s also a growing list of people the administration is looking to find spots for: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick most of all, as well as former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and outgoing North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad.
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What does it matter who he has in his cabinet? Only the Health Sec. does anything. He never meets with his cabinet. He is too lazy to actually work.
Voter from WA State on November 8, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Yes, get these people out and cashing in prior to the House investigations.
Rocks on November 8, 2012 at 11:23 AM
That’s right bring the socialists in. Find a nice juicy spot for deval, hell bring back Vanta Claus Jones Barry.
The enviro granola whackos just killed US Shale and can throw trillions at Solyndra version 7.7….
Outlaw coal this winter Barry go for it.
The US electorate deserves everything it’s about to get.
harlekwin15 on November 8, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Who’s going to be Secretary of Business?
vcferlita on November 8, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Jennifer Granholm–why again was she a regular on the Sunday morning talk shows when she was MI governor?
mwbri on November 8, 2012 at 11:24 AM
John Kerry, State.
Washington Nearsider on November 8, 2012 at 11:25 AM
A rogues gallery of mediocrity. Makes me all warm and fuzzy for the future four years.
cyclown on November 8, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Well you can bet that the thing any new cabinet HAS to do, not be able to tell the truth? So far, everyone around bho has proven to be lacking in truth telling? And bho is the one who has zero knowledge of what the truth is!
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letget on November 8, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Status quo, an interchange of two morons.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on November 8, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Elections and consequences. It’s a learning experience.
the_nile on November 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Mirrors.
Gatsu on November 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Granholm brought Michigan to the ground while she was Governor.. What is her qualification?
justinok on November 8, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Can she pass the drug test? She acted like she was on a megadose of something at the Democrat’s convention.
Jurisprudence on November 8, 2012 at 11:33 AM
First requirement is a CPUSA membership card.
clippermiami on November 8, 2012 at 11:34 AM
He didn’t use his cabinet in the first term. Like those unused oil leases, cabinet positions should just be canceled. I see no cabinet positions in the Constitution.
rhombus on November 8, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Needs more golf appointments. Maybe a secretary of golf. Keep Obama occupied and away from the levers of power as much as possible.
Tacitus on November 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Willard “Mittens” Rmoney
corujodp on November 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Being kind of generous, aren’t you?
Youngs98 on November 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM
I say bring in the entire Howler Monkey exhibit from the San Diego zoo, put them in little 3-piece suits, and give them a pile of pens and a few sheafs of blank paper.
They can’t do any worse job than the people they are replacing, and the Dog Eater would feel comfortable knowing their intellect is equal to his.
Bishop on November 8, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Holder to retire, so as to be pardoned.
Big Sis to take place.
Schadenfreude on November 8, 2012 at 11:37 AM
He’d have much more use for mirrors.
rhombus on November 8, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Obama’s reply:
“What’s her qualification? Granholm brought Michigan to the ground while she was Governor.”
Youngs98 on November 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Holder can go back to being defense counsel to terrorists.
mwbri on November 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Holder’s not going anywhere.
The Rogue Tomato on November 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Bill Ayers? Now he can talk to these people in the open.
Oil Can on November 8, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Yes, let’s bring in Current TV hosts to run the country. Great idea.
Fezzik on November 8, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Look for Christine Gregoire, my state’s former governor. She was awful, but she delivered for the libertarians and Dems legalized pot and same sex marriage.
Voter from WA State on November 8, 2012 at 11:58 AM
The first commenter offered some wonderful suggestions:
I think he’s exactly right. Those are the kind of people this country voted for. Let’s have ‘em, and see how the voters like it four years from now…if we’re all still here.
Athanasius on November 8, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Susan Rice at State will make Clinton look like Churchill.
But she does have the virtue of being loyal and pro-AQ.
CorporatePiggy on November 8, 2012 at 12:06 PM
No, Defense.
He is a decorated war hero you know. He served in Vietnam.
CorporatePiggy on November 8, 2012 at 12:09 PM
товарищ Обама, наш дорогой лидер. потому что он был мудрым и доброжелательным.
DStreete on November 8, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Just practicing, sorry.
DStreete on November 8, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Let’s add to this list of worthies, shall we? How about:
•Rashid Khalidi for State: College professor, friend of O, has in with the Palestinians.
•Dennis Kucinich for Defense: As chief sponsor of the Department of Peace, he would have fund dismantling the Pentagon.
•Lynne Stewart for Attorney General. It’s true she’s in prison for helping terrorists, but a presidential pardon should smooth the way.
•George Kaiser for Energy: Solyndra guy. ‘Nuff said.
•Al Gore for EPA: Who else?
•Cynthia McKinney for UN ambassador: Much beloved of Third World dictators.
•Bill Ayers for Education: He’s a college education professor, what more do you want?
Feel free to add your own.
Athanasius on November 8, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Abu Mumia for Attorney General: Lean on the Governor to pardon him so that we can have a new criminal at DOJ.
Sandra Fluke at HHS: A professional slut who will ensure equal access to abortion and contraception regardless of age, race, creed, gender, or species.
Again a pardon needed but someone born to run the scam that is the Federal Budget.
CorporatePiggy on November 8, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Let’s find a spot for Huma as Secretary of Defense.
SirGawain on November 8, 2012 at 12:26 PM
LOL!!!
Voter from WA State on November 8, 2012 at 12:34 PM
At least his nominees have to face Congressional approval. Dems don’t control both houses now like they did in 2009.
Voter from WA State on November 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM
We’d have to all get super cereal about ManBearpig.
RDH on November 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Those nominees only have to have Senate approval. House gets no say on Cabinet members.
Athanasius on November 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM