Obama eyes Blue Dog for Agriculture Sec. pick (God no)

[FLAprogressive]

As the Obama transition team is filling out the rest of the President-elect's cabinet, one name that pops to the surface is Rep. Sanford Bishop.

The Georgia Democrat is believed to be in the running for Agriculture Secretary, and his staff readily admits that he wants the post -- though they say that no deal is "officially" in the works.

*snip*

A blue dog Democrat, Bishop is also regarded as the most conservative African-American Democrat in Congress. He has long championed federal subsidies and price boosters for peanuts (understandably -- they're his home state's biggest product). There are various controversies in his past, including a bizarre bathroom incident on an airline flight in 2002, but nothing seemingly debilitating to his chances.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/georgia-blue-dog-set-for_n_150202.html

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Obama must be reaching out not only to the Republicans, but to the Republican Wing of the Democratic Party (RWoDP)......

Bishop is one of the most corporate "Dems".....would be a terrible pick.

[firedupdem]

1. I believe nothing until it actually happens. The article states this

guy wants the position and isn't making it a secret. We shall see but I don't trust some of these articles anymore.

[babylonsister]

2. His name isn't even on this list. I'll wait and see...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7973901

[FLAprogressive]

3. Herseth Sandlin and Salazar are also corporate shills. nt

[babylonsister]

4. Sigh. Obama will select whomever he deems most capable and there's

not a thing we can do about it, especially not knowing who he has in mind.

Once he picks someone, if you don't agree, I hear change.gov is listening. :shrug:

[Mojambo]

5. One less blue dog in Congress sounds okay to me.

Assuming he can't do too much damage as Ag sec

[FLAprogressive]

6. Except bend over for monsanto/etc. nt

[Thrill]

7. People go crazy every time a name is mentioned in the paper

[RC]

8. This guy can't be as bad as the toady tool that is in there now.

[damntexdem]

9. But on the other hand, it would get him out of Congress.

;-)