Cabinet question.

[ronnykmarshall]

Should we get new knobs??

I kid! I kid!

Anyway -

When does the confirmation process start?

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. As soon as the new Congress is sworn in.

The goal is to have a functional cabinet ready - especially the economic team - on January 20.

I believe January 6 is the day for the new Congress.

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Sounds like Barack has almost everyone picked.

Isn't Richardson the last of the team to be selected?

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Here's where we are right now.

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED:

TREASURY SECRETARY: Timothy Geithner, president of Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

SECRETARY OF STATE: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.

ATTORNEY GENERAL: Eric Holder, former deputy attorney general.

DEFENSE SECRETARY: Robert Gates, a holdover from Bush administration.

HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz.

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: Retired Marine Gen. James Jones.

COMMERCE SECRETARY: Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR: Lawrence Summers, former treasury secretary.

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR: Peter Orszag, director of Congressional Budget Office.

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And here's the ones yet to be decided (though I haven't heard anyone else mentioned for HHS since Daschle was announced):

POSTS TO BE DECIDED, WITH THE CONTENDERS:

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.



CIA DIRECTOR

John Gannon, former deputy director for intelligence at the CIA during the Clinton administration

Jami Miscik, former head of CIA's analytical operations

Steve Kappes, current No. 2 at the CIA

Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., who heads the House Homeland Security subcommittee on intelligence.

John McLaughlin, former interim CIA chief



NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR

Denny Blair, retired admiral and former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command.

Don Kerr, No. 2 official in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Jami Miscik, former head of CIA's analytical operations.

Former Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind.


ENERGY SECRETARY

Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, former assistant energy secretary in charge of efficiency and renewable energy programs in the Clinton administration.

Former Rep. Philip Sharp, D-Ind., president of Resources for the Future think tank.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kan.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich.

John Bryson, retired chairman of Edison International, parent company of Southern California Edison. Co-chair of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, a leading advocate for plug-in hybrid vehicles.



INTERIOR SECRETARY

Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz.

Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.

Former Gov. Gary Locke, D-Wash.

John Berry, director of the National Zoo, former executive director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.



EPA ADMINISTRATOR

Lisa P. Jackson, former commissioner of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Mary Nichols, head of California Air Resources Board.



HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz.

Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta.

Renee Glover, head of Atlanta's housing authority.

Nicolas Retsinas, director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Bart Harvey, former chief executive of Enterprise Community Investment


U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Rep. Xavier Beccera, D-Calif.

Former Gov. Gary Locke, D-Wash.



LABOR SECRETARY

Ed McElroy, former president of the American Federation of Teachers.

Linda Chavez-Thompson, former AFL-CIO vice president.

Mary Beth Maxwell, executive director American Rights at Work

Former Rep. David Bonior, D-Mich., member of Obama's transition economic advisory board.

Maria Echaveste, former Clinton White House adviser.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kan.



EDUCATION SECRETARY

Former Gov. Roy Barnes, D-Ga.

Arne Duncan, chief executive officer of Chicago public schools.

Linda Darling-Hammond, education professor at Stanford University.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kan.



TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY

Jane Garvey, former head of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Mortimer Downey, former deputy transportation secretary.

Steve Heminger, executive director, San Francisco Bay area transportation commission.


AGRICULTURE SECRETARY

Dennis Wolff, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture.

Tom Buis, president of National Farmers Union.

Former Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Texas.

Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo.

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D.

Former Rep. Jill Long Thompson, D-Ind.



VETERANS AFFAIRS

Tammy Duckworth, a disabled Iraq war veteran and director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, D-Md.

Former Sen. Max Cleland. D-Ga.
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(Source: Associated Press)

So it looks like we got a way to go yet

[ronnykmarshall]

4. I read that Beccera's been offered US Trade Rep

That will be interesting if he takes it. He's my Congresscritter and it will be interesting to see who runs for his seat. We're a safe Dem district. This will be cool education for me to learn more about my new district.

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. Never heard of him before now

But I see Gary Locke is also up for that job. He was the first Chinese-American governor and did a lot with trade in Asian markets for Washington state, so he'd be great in that role. He's third generation American, but he speaks some form of Chinese. Probably Mandarin, I think.

[Hutzpa]

8. Any news on Education

yet, who is in line for that???

[Clio the Leo]

5. I've heard that Congress wants to fast-track the cabinet nominees...

... esp. those on the economic team so that they could all be sworn in on 1/20 .... seriously, screw the parade and get to work! lol

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