Obama Cabinet

As you all might know, the transition is underway. Obama has begun the process of choosing the members of his cabinet. It's fairly interesting to say the least.

So far:

Secretary of State - Senator Hillary Clinton

Hillary is the frontrunner for the Secretary of State yet apparently there may be a good amount of obstacles in front of her due to Billy's charitable foundation and internatiol business affairs. Apparently, because he currently has or still receives donations from places like Qatar or Kazakhstan, some might not be clear on who exactly is speaking for the nation, or atleast that's what they say. According to CNN, Bill will most likely give in just a little bit to make things easier. We shall see.


Secretary of Health and Human Services - Former Senator Tom Daschle

The Former Senator will be also mostly likely be acting as the "health czar". By holding those two positions, Daschle will have a much more effective ability at influencing changes in policy. He will be writing the health plan that will be submitted to Congress next year.

Attorney General - Eric Holder

Obama has offered the prestigious position of Attorney General to his current senior legal adviser, Eric Holder. Holder served in the Clinton adminstration as the Deputy Attorney General as well has having been a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. If approved, he will be the first African-American Attorney General of the United States.

White House Chief of Staff - Rahm Emanuel

Former top aide to former President Clinton, Rahm Emanuel has been a Democratic member of the US House of Reps since '03. He is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Leader Steny Hoyer and Whip Jim Clyburn. He seems cool enough.







Head of Office of Management and Budget - Peter Orszag

I don't really know much about this dude except he's Director of the Congressional Budget Office and that on the 18th of November, he indeed agreed to take on the position to be bestowed upon him January 20th. Oh yeah, he also served as special assistant to the President at the National Economic Council and served on the Council of Economic Affairs...during the CLINTON administration. The way he looks though I kinda feel like giving him a punch to the dome. Don't you?

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This is a result of only a little bit of research, I'm sure some picks may have changed and what not. But the core issue is really what kind of people he's choosing. Some are worried that because Obama has chosen a lot of people that also served during the Clinton administration that his picks may not represent the change that he promised during his campaign. But is "change" really even about people, or is it going to be about the policy Obama enforces? Others say that Obamas picks represent a collection of people that are intelligent and challenging enough to keep Obama on his toes, rather than just a bunch of Yes-men. Who knows? I'll leave that up to you guys.







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