tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post170001958757850562..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: Who Would You Put in Obama's Cabinet?Timmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-11991351032222666852008-11-07T17:28:00.000-08:002008-11-07T17:28:00.000-08:00PZ links to a demolition of Bobby Kennedy. Antiva...<A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/11/say_no_to_rfk.php" REL="nofollow">PZ links to a demolition of Bobby Kennedy</A>. Antivaccinationists like RFKJ have prompted parents to leave their kids totally unvaccinated and/or to seek out deadly "treatments" for autism. It's great that Kennedy has called attention to the vote-suppression issue, but his other convictions and his undiplomatic demeanor are ill-suited to such a position.<BR/><BR/>Cathy DeAngeles, as editor of <I>JAMA</I>, formed a coalition of medical journals who will not present Big Pharma-sponsored research as disinterested science --an issue that Russell Maulitz and the people at <A HREF="http://www.firmfound.org/" REL="nofollow">FIRM</A> are also pursuing. Several pharmaceutical companies have gotten together to sue her, and a truck has tried to run her off the road in Chicago, but she's stood by her principles. Maybe Surgeon General is a more appropriate position.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-20244257201000674412008-11-06T23:27:00.000-08:002008-11-06T23:27:00.000-08:00@ josh:What about RFK, Jr bothers you?Obama needs ...@ josh:<BR/><BR/>What about RFK, Jr bothers you?<BR/><BR/>Obama needs some people around him who will talk about and take on the neo-cons. I was quite surprised a day or so before the election to hear Obama actually refer to the neo-cons indirectly. He spoke of a negative influence on the Repub party or some other euphemism for infestation, but it was gratifying to here him tell the Repubs they need to fix the party by getting the neo-cons out.<BR/><BR/>Forgot about Commerce... don't know Cathy DeAngeles, but if she's chewing on the Rx industry, then I'm for that. I'll chk her out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-28985550140308025792008-11-06T22:58:00.000-08:002008-11-06T22:58:00.000-08:00Timmi: Looks like the Press Secretary's already c...Timmi: Looks like the Press Secretary's already chosen, and Hitch'll have to stick to the liquor cabinet.<BR/><BR/>ProgOR: They're saying he may indeed give Bobby Kennedy a position. Dunno how I feel about that.<BR/><BR/>How about for Commerce: Cathy DeAngeles, who's doing so much to fight Big Pharma.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-4898446892728945502008-11-06T18:29:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:29:00.000-08:00My choices:AG: Joe Papantonio or Eliot SpitzerInte...My choices:<BR/>AG: Joe Papantonio or Eliot Spitzer<BR/>Interior: RFK, Jr<BR/>State: Deval Patrick<BR/>Treasury: David Walker or Debbie Stabenow<BR/>Energy: Al Gore<BR/>HHS: Dennis Kucinich<BR/>Education: <BR/>Homeland Sec: Bill Richardson<BR/>Agriculture: Earl Blumenhauer<BR/>Defense: Bob Casey<BR/>Dir FBI: Sheldon Whitehouse<BR/>DEA: Mike Gravel<BR/><BR/>While these are no where near what Obama will eventually choose. I'd be willing to argue with him about my choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-18083154526764583562008-11-06T05:19:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:19:00.000-08:00More AG thoughts:Judge Diane Wood from the 7th Cir...More AG thoughts:<BR/><BR/>Judge Diane Wood from the 7th Circuit. <BR/><BR/>Judge Lee Rosenthal from the Southern District of Texas. <BR/><BR/>Judge Ricardo Urbina of the federal district court in DC (he's the one who ruled for the Uighurs held at Guantanamo). <BR/><BR/>All three of these judges are smart people who write excellent, well-thought-out decisions. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and Prof. John Coffee of Columbia to head the SEC.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-2755533467638686422008-11-06T05:12:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:12:00.000-08:00State: Bill RichardsonTreasury: Paul Krugman or Ja...State: Bill Richardson<BR/><BR/>Treasury: Paul Krugman or James Galbraith<BR/><BR/>AG: Elizabeth Cabraser (prominent California class action and plaintiffs' lawyer with a low-key style that compliments Obama)<BR/><BR/>I'm meditating on defense, but my mind is still blank.<BR/><BR/>Gore at Energy is entertaining, but better to give Gore a task force with teeth to attack global warming. I don't think Gore should be reined in by the constraints of the cabinet these days.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-83171344091322305482008-11-05T23:16:00.000-08:002008-11-05T23:16:00.000-08:00The Anti-Aschroft: a lawyer-legislator who's pass...The Anti-Aschroft: a lawyer-legislator who's passionately in <I>favor</I> of the Constitution. Like Phil Ochs, "I believe in God and Senator Dodd."Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-86395981017923737352008-11-05T22:18:00.000-08:002008-11-05T22:18:00.000-08:00Bill Ayers-- that's lovely. Wendell Berry? Hmm...Bill Ayers-- that's lovely. Wendell Berry? Hmmm. Wouldn't that be a trip. But Mr. Hitchens!... That's mighty mischievous of you. He'd be amused for awhile, but would soon tire of the game, I bet. & then imagine where <I>that</I> might lead.<BR/><BR/>I notice, though, that you've left out a crucial appointment. Who would you pick for Attorney General?Timmi Duchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-45101017712124996322008-11-05T18:00:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:00:00.000-08:00If he gets Rahm Emmanuel out of the House and keep...If he gets Rahm Emmanuel out of the House and keeps him on a short leash, I can deal with that appointment.<BR/> <BR/>But whom would <I>I</I> appoint?<BR/><BR/>HHS: Hillary Clinton<BR/><BR/>Energy: Al Gore<BR/><BR/>State: Jimmy Carter<BR/><BR/>Education: Bill Ayers<BR/><BR/>Interior: Wendell Berry<BR/><BR/>Treasury: Roubini<BR/><BR/>Press Secretary: HitchensJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.com