I know, I know, I know – any discussion of the Obama cabinet is premature and should not take place until our work is done and the election is won. But I could not help myself – I had to dig around the net and contemplate who we might see in the administration if all goes well. For those of you who are as impatient as I am, take a look below. I do not provide any justification, but can explain if there is interest. I would love to read your comments. Please add any positions I forgot to include.
Update [2008-9-28 5:2:30 by WaWyWyWa]:As stated in the comments, these are my guesses - not my preferences.
TOM DASCHLE Chief of Staff
SUSAN RICE Secretary of State
ERIC HOLDER Attorney General
CHUCK HAGEL Secretary of Defense
HENRY PAULSON Secretary of Treasury
DAVID CUTLER Secretary of Health and Human Services
DICK GEPHARDT Secretary of Labor
HAROLD FORD, Jr Secretary of Commerce
MAX CLELAND Secretary of Veterans Affairs
TOM HARKIN Secretary of Agriculture
TONY LAKE Secretary of Homeland Security
CAROL MOSLEY-BRAUN Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
LINCOLN CHAFEE Secretary of Education
GARY LOCKE Secretary of the Interior
JAMES OBERSTAR Secretary of Transportation
JEFF BINGAMAN Secretary of Energy
LEE HAMILTON UN Ambassador
GREG CRAIG National Security Advisor
PATRICK KENNEDY Environmental Protection Agency
Some potential names I thought about pushing into the list:
Bill Bradley
Wesley Clark (added in update)
Chris Dodd
Arthur Goolsbee
Jennifer Granholm (added in update)
Chris Gregoire (added in update)
Gary Hart
Dick Lugar
Janet Napolitano
Ed Rendell
Bill Richardson (updated from original post)
Tom Vilsack
Anthony Zinni
Excluded a few for important roles in the US Senate (now or in the future). Schweitzer excluded because I think his best path to the presidency would be to stay out of Washington for as long as possible. Sebelius excluded because she should run for the upcoming open Senate seat in Kansas.