So which major appointments would have been different under Pres. Hillary Clinton?

[JackRiddler]

Obviously she wouldn't be Secretary of State. Maybe Obama would be.

But otherwise: Which appointments to date do you think would have been different under an HR Clinton Administration?

Because I can think of one that probably would have been different - Chas Freeman - but oh, never mind. Scratch that.

Otherwise? I have the feeling Biden would be sitting in the same chair behind her when she spoke to Congress, Rahm Emanuel would be rolling up to her desk with the same memos as he's plopping down right now on Obama's, Gates would be responsibly overseeing an Afpak escalation at the Pentagon, and obviously Larry Summers the Math Genius would be whispering the economic wisdom in her ear.

[MadBadger]

1. Biden would take Hillary's Chair and Obama, Biden's

[Bolo Boffin]

2. What major appointments would have been different under Pres. John McCain? n/t

[JackRiddler]

3. Capital idea for a new thread - feel free to start one.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Jindal would be NASA director? FEMA director? Secretary of State?

In essence any position that he is not qualified.

[aquart]

4. If this is buyer's remorse, stuff it.

[terisan]

6. I think the Cabinet and lots of other appointments would be very different. nt

[JackRiddler]

7. You mean it wouldn't look like The Return of the Clinton Administration?

Plus an old-time Iran-Contra Bush mobster left to run the Pentagon?

[terisan]

11. I think H Clinton and B Clinton have different priorities and differences in agendas plus

I think Rahm Emmanuel would still have some sort of role though.

[JackRiddler]

8. So how do you figure it would have looked? (Follow link to see the appointments)

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/07/politics/main4583057.shtml

They don't include the "czars."

[terisan]

10. I think Daschle would not have been nominated. Napolitano would not be at

Homeland Security and Sebelius would not be at DHHS. LaHood would not be Commerce and Duncan would not be at Education. In fact I think most of the Cabinet appointees would not be there.

I doubt Gates would be there.

I would expect that a Clinton White House would be much closer to gender parity.

On other appointees linked, I think Panetta would have had a role.

My listing is not exhaustive.

[gratuitous]

9. I would totally be Secretary of Funk

Instead of still sitting here waiting for my phone to ring.