We noted Saturday some possible Cabinet appointments for Barack Obama, with names such as John Kerry and Chuck Hagel floated as Secretary of State and Defense Secretary, respectively.
Well, if those two names failed to send a chill down your spine, get ready for Director of Homeland Security Richard Clarke. Hey, why not just install Jamie Gorelick?
On national security, Obama has sought out advisors who, like him, believe in robust public diplomacy. His two top foreign policy advisors - Tony Lake and Susan Rice - are former Clintonites. Rice is expected to head the National Security Council and Lake is in contention for Secretary of State, along with Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. John Kerry and GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel.I could stomach Lugar, but the idea of putting Richard Clarke back in a position of power should scare the daylights out of people.
Obama has preached bipartisanship during his campaign, and many expect him to appoint a few Republicans to cabinet positions. Homeland Security could be headed by Bush critic and former White House counter-terrorism advisor Richard Clarke or GOP Senator Dick Lugar.
A hack like Eric Holder as AG should really inspire confidence considering his fine work in issuing fugitive Marc Rich a pardon.
Just as an aside, when has Obama preached bipartisanship? Somehow I've missed that.
Meanwhile, the latest polling numbers have McCain within three points in the Zogby poll but still six behind with Rasmussen. But the big news over at Rasmussen is that the long-awaited Joe the Plumber poll will soon be released.
Polling data on “Joe the Plumber” will be released later today.Is Joe running for something? Since when are polls taken on random civilians?
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