Posted on 06/22/2008 7:31:20 AM PDT by Josh Painter
Pure speculation time again! Here's my vision of a possible McCain Administration cabinet and some other key posts. Here we go:
Agriculture - Marilyn Musgrave, Congresswoman (R-CO) Representing Colorado's 4th district, Musgrave is a staunch conservative, strong on domestic drilling and a member of the House Agriculture Committee.
Commerce - Mitt Romney, former Governor (R-MA) Everyone knows that Mitt knows commerce.
Defense - Sam Nunn, former Senator (D-GA) Nunn has more defense creds than anyone on the planet. He served nearly 25 years in the Senate and was chairman of the Committe on Armed Services. Many say he retired because he felt out of place in a Democrat Party which had moved too far left. A veteran, he served a regular tour in the Coast Guard plus 6 years in the reserves.
Education - Dr. Vrginia Foxx, Congresswoman (R-NC) She has an Ed.D. degree in education and is serving her second term in the US House representing the 5th District of North Carolina. One of just 38 Republicans to score a 100 percent approval rating from the American Conservative Union.
Energy - George Allen, former Senator (R-VA) Allen is a strong conservative who served Virginia in the state legislature, as Governor and in both bodies of the U.S. Congress. A member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and its Energy Subcommittee while a Senator, he's all for domestic drilling, and that includes ANWR.
HHS - Mike Huckabee, former Governor (R-AR) Health care reform was a major theme of Huckabee's 11-year governorship in Arkansas.
Homeland Security - Tom Tancredo, US Congressman (R-CO) No terrorist will dare try to cross the border, less they get nuked by The Tank.
HUD - Diana Irey, Washington County Commisioner (R-PA) The lady who ran against John Murtha has experience in economic development.
Interior - Barbara Cubin, US congresswoman (R-WY) A 7-term US Rep from Wyoming, she's a conservative who is widely viewed as a legislative expert in the field of energy and minerals. Cubin serves as a Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She recently introduced a bill that would significantly increase America’s oil refining capacity.
Labor - JC Watts, former US Congressman (R-OK) Just what Labor needs, the entrepreneurial spirit of this four-term former US Rep, youth minister, GOPAC chairman, businessman and quarterback.
State - Joe Lieberman, US Senator (I-CT) Liberal Lieberman is conservative where it counts - in this case, on foreign policy and the war against Islamic facism.
Transportation - Mary Fallin, Congresswoman (R-OK) Representing the 5th District of Oklahoma, conservative Fallin serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Treasury - Phil Gramm, former US Senator (R- TX) Conservative Gramm was an economic professor for 12 years at Texas A&M. During his years in the Senate, he served on both the banking and budget committees.
Veterans Affairs - Duncan Hunter, former US Congressman (R-CA) The former US Army Ranger and longtime Rep from the San Diego area was the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. Hunter probably understands the needs of our military verterans better than anyone else around.
Attorney General - Deborah Wong Yang, former US Attorney, (R-CA) Yang is a former California State Judge and led the US Attorney's office for the Central District of California, the largest such office outside of Washington DC.
Vice President - Sarah Palin, Governor (R-AK) I was an early advocate of Gov. Palin for VP, but my enthusiasm for her cooled after she raised taxes on the oil producers who operate in Alaska. I just don't like to see taxes raised for any reason, even supposedly good ones. From what I'm able to gather, the hike she pushed through was both modest and needed, so I'm willing to let it go. Besides, John McCain needs her badly. As a woman, she may be able to help him steal some Hillary supporters from Obama. In politics she's a rock star with just the kind of pizazz that McCain lacks. She's the most popular US governor, and her appeal has a wide range. It won't hurt with conservatives that she's a spending hawk, a lifetime NRA member, strongly pro-life and a supporter of drilling in ANWR. Add her beauty pageant good looks, an attractive family and you have a winner.
EPA - Marsha Blackburn, US Congresswoman, (R-TN) Blackburn is a fiscal and social conservative who represents the 7th District of Tennessee. When she was a Stater Senator, she led the successful effort to prevent the passage of a state income tax. As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, she should be well qualified to run EPA.
FEMA - Russell Honore, former Lt. General, U.S. Army Honore is a no-nonsense, "git-R-done" guy who won praise from all quarters for his leadership of the recovery effort in the wake of Katrina. His list of Army service medals is as long as your arm. Just the man to restore cred and respect to the troubled FEMA.
OMB - John Kasich, former US Congressman (R-PA) Reelected to the House 8 times, Kasich is a fiscal conservative who sat on the House Budget Committee and as charman of the congressional committee on welfare reform. He is a weekend television show host for FOX News Channel.
Drug Czar - Rick Santorum, former US Senator (R-PA) Known for being tough on immigration, Santorum would also be tough on illegal drug dealers.
Press Sec'y - Megyn Kelly, attorney and television anchor Not just another pretty face, Kelly has a BA in political science from Syracuse and a law degree from Albany Law School, where she was editor of the Law Review. She was also a reporter for the ABC News television affiliate in Washington, DC.
Trade Representative - Michael Steele, former Lt. Governor (R-MD) Steele earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins and a law degree from Georgetown. He has worked in both the Tokyo and London offices of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, as well as its office in the nation's capitol.
UN Ambassador - Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor (R-NY) Rudy would do a great job of making the US case at the UN. He's tough on Islamic jihadism, but he's a likable fellow who should be admired and respected by the world's diplomats.
Surgeon General - Bill Frist, former Senate Majority Leader (R-TN) Dr. Frist is licensed as a physician and is board certified in both general surgery and thoracic surgery. He has performed over 150 heart transplants and lung transplants,and he founded the Vanderbilt Transplant Center. His political and medical experience qualify him to be an outstanding Surgeon General.
Senior Advisors - Fred Thompson, Steve Forbes, John Bolton, Ted Olson Heavy hitters all.
- JP
The Obama Cabinet is a MUCH more likely (and dangerous) possibility than a McCain Cabinet. Obama/Hillary might ‘toss McCain’ a bone with a Cabinet offer to McCain himself.
How old is Sam Nunn ?
I doubt SecDef would be Sam Nunn. Sam Nunn is an Obama supporter.
Press Sec’y - Megyn Kelly, attorney and television anchor. Another reason to vote for McCain.
Or maybe Obama will pick McCain as VP and there won’t BE an election. (This is a nightmare I had last night)
I’d really like to see McCain’s pal Dan Lungren as AG. He’s the former California AG and he’s now my Congressman. Lacking term limits I’m never going to get rid of the guy, so this would be a way to get him out and put in a real conservative. (McCain’s cabinet and his entire administration is going to be a RINO cattle call anyway.)
Josh, everyone has their own opinion. And everyone’s opinion will be differant. It is a waste of time for us to be guessing who will be on McCain’s cabinet. It’s a guessing game only right now. May I suggest you focus your talents and energy on ways to win the campaign?
We all know this is exactly what we will get! The conservative republicans are going to be losers for decades to come unless there is a drastic change!
Did Nunn support the Iraq war ?
Not bad at all.
Get rid of McCain at the convention and nominate a conservative. There does that help!
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[As a woman, she may be able to help him steal some Hillary supporters from Obama.]
If we need some gender-obsessed voters to put McCain in the White House, then so be it.
But this conservative woman does not think that Palin would be the best choice.
Too old...he’s been living off his reputation for the last 20 years sitting on boards, panels, educational institution this-and-thats, for quite a while. To tell you the truth, I always felt that he, as a Senator from Georgia, and being one of the fast-becoming minority (an actual native-born Georgian) that he was way over-rated. He never really seemed responsive to Georgia’s needs, but rather more interested in garnering a reputation for himself....
Problem. Cabinet positions are dead end roads to the White House. Too many ambitious names on that last. Some of those folks like Romney and Huckabee won’t be looking for cabinet jobs. others like U.S. Senators won’t want to give up their power in the Senate for a cabinet job. Cabinet jobs are good building blocks if you want to run for Gov , Sen or VP
later.
I am not sure. However, I believe James Woolsey will be SecDef and if I had to bet on it, I think Powell would return to State, if he isn’t McCain VP.
Too many people view voting as simply giving their approval to one candidate or not. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Of course these particular individuals may not serve in a McCain administration. But people more like them than not WILL. That's another legitimate reason for voting AGAINST Obambi.
I don’t doubt that someone like John Kerry or John Murtha would be Obambi’s SECDEF.
I also don’t doubt that someone of AT LEAST the caliber and views of Sam Nunn would be SECDEF in McCain’s administation.
That’s a very crucial distinction.
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