All my taxes are paid up!
I agree with the direction that our President wants to go in regards to Commerce matters.
I have no ongoing investigations of me into the rewarding of contracts.
I don't like to wear a suit every day, so I would fit right in.
I could really use the higher salary I would get with this position. I promise to spend it all, every month, to do my part to fuel the economy. No niggling savings for me.
And by an unbelievable coincidence, I have a special qualification for the job...
23 years ago I worked for the Department of Commerce!
Unlike, Leon Panetta who never worked as a spy before taking the reins of the CIA, I was a grunt in the Dept of Commerce from 1982 to 1986! Now, I never got to go on the DC cocktail circuit but I did live and work in DC/NoVA for 4 years. That familiarity means I would never get lost and always be on time for meetings.
I know just how to give uninspiring speeches to the rank and file, just like Malcolm Baldridge used to do so many years ago.
On so many levels, this appointment makes sense. I will sail right through the hearings, committee vote, and floor vote. I can hit the ground running. And best of all, I have no ties to lobbyists.
Pick me!