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JUSTSICK YOU LEFTIES ARE JUST SICK! Need to get your hearts right with GOD!
al Gore's a crackpot!
Hullabaloo —
FWIW by digby Almost everything we read right now is just crap, so take all this with a grain of salt. But it features a fun flow chart and at least explains where some of these names you hear being dropped are coming from. I have no idea if any of it is even remotely true or if it's out there as a trial balloon or what. We'll find out soon enough. Obama transition team boss John Podesta threw open the curtains of his operation today to reporters, signaling that the president-elect wants to move quickly, ...
Ch ch ch changes ....
QandO —
Paul Bedard has a handy chart which lays out who is being considered for what in the upcoming Obama administration. Note when you click on the chart and expand it (pdf) the first name in the upper left - yes, Al Gore, "climate czar". ...
Ambassador Caroline?
The Corner —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Wednesday, November 12, 2008 [image] Ambassador Caroline? [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] US News plays fantasy Cabinet . I still bet Caroline Kennedy will be on the Supreme Court. 11/12 06:22 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us ...
Pious Insufferability
Jules Crittenden —
... Emerges as a key theme in Obama transition plans. US News : Al Gore might be under consideration for a “climate czar” position; Colin Powell could be education secretary; Howard Dean might get health and human services; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency; and Caroline Kennedy could be the ambassador to the United Nations. It’s just an unofficial guide but a fun one to follow. [image] The Screamer tops HHS. The Back Bencher tops State. Career mountebank Richard Clarke is even under consideration at DHS. One bright spot is Larry ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... McCain defends Palin.
The Obama transition team takes shape.
The Goracle in an Obama administration?
Richardson for SoS?
Well hell, someone's got to do it.
Regrets, W's had a few.
Obama could still win Mizzou.
A Franken win looming?
Obama sends staff to GA.
MORNING READ
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room —
... several conservative bloggers. And the latest CNN poll suggests that Democrats have a mandate heading into the new government, liberal bloggers eagerly note. According to an unofficial transition flowchart going around Washington, Gore could serve as "climate czar," Powell could serve as Education Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could become the head of the Environmental Protection Agency and Caroline Kennedy could be ambassador to the United Nations, reports Washington Whispers' Paul Bedard . Obama should consider appointing a Republican senator from a state with a ...
“Fantasy” Cabinet: Gore as Climate Czar, Powell at Education?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... US News has an org chart that supposedly floated out of the Obama transition team, showing the short list for each of the Cabinet-level positions in the incoming administration. The above-the-fold news comes from the inclusion of Al Gore as climate-change czar and Caroline Kennedy as a potential UN Ambassador. More interesting, though, are other key positions in the chart: Obama transition team boss John Podesta threw open the curtains of his operation today to reporters, signaling that the president-elect wants to move quickly, but not hastily, to set up his government. In ...
As Planet Cools-- Obama Warms to Hiring Goracle As Climate Czar
Gateway Pundit —
... oceans have been cooling since 2003. There are growing fears of a coming freeze worse than the ice age. For the second straight year that Earth is, in fact, cooling... not warming. US Climate Ocotber 2007-November 2008 So what's a president-elect to do? ...Hire the fear-mongering global warming junk scientist as weather czar. Via US News and World Report: The lists suggestions for top ...
Fantasy Politics
The Opinionator —
John Podesta, Barack Obama’s transition chief, has said the president-elect will be patient in naming his governing team, but that isn’t keeping unofficial Washington from jumping the gun. Paul Bedard of U.S. News and World Report has replicated a cabinet flow-chart ( see here ) that has been making the rounds inside the Beltway. Among the notable rumors, Bedard tells us, “Al Gore might be under consideration for a ‘climate czar’ position; Colin Powell could be education secretary; Howard Dean might get health and human services; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might be the head of the ...
There Won’t Be Enough Air Freshener to Cover the Stink of Failure in There
The Sundries Shack —
If this handy chart of potential Obama candidates doesn’t fill you with at least a small amount of trepidation, you probably haven’t been paying attention to anything happening in Washington in the past ten years. Every administration looks to fill in Cabinet positions with blasts from the past, but I can’t recall when I’ve seen such a motley assemblage of has-been and never-will-be politicians. John Kerry for Secretary of State? Bill Richardson as Secretary of the Interior? Colin Powell for Secretary of Education ? How many of the top names on that chart have run for ...
The Nanny State Comes After Idling
Stop The ACLU —
... for three minutes or more while parked. The goal is to reduce dangerous emissions like carbon dioxide that contribute to Westchester’s poor air quality and to global warming, said Thomas Abinanti, D-Greenburgh, the bill’s sponsor.“Climate change is the defining issue of the 21st century,” Abinanti said. “We can do our part by not adding to the problem. And, if you are caught, you’ll get fined up to $250 bucks. Doesn’t that sound great now that Al Gore is being considered to be the “ climate czar ” in the Barry administration? Not that he did jack during his eight years as VP, ...
Gore, Powell and Kennedys Mentioned for Cabinet Posts
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room —
... An unsourced flowchart of President-elect Barack Obama's transition includes some recognizable names. The chart, obtained by Washington Whispers , names former Vice President Al Gore as the top choice for "energy czar." The chart has former Secretary of State Colin Powell as a leading candidate for Education Secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. as a candidate for head of the Environmental Protection Agency and Caroline Kennedy as a possibility fo ambassador to the United Nations. Download the chart ...
The Nanny State Comes After Idling
Pirate's Cove —
... And, if you are caught, you’ll get fined up to $250 bucks. Doesn’t that sound great now that Al Gore is being considered to be the “climate czar” in the Barry administration? Not that he did jack during his eight years as VP, of course. Or anything of substance during his post election “Crazy” years other then bloviate. ...
Mysterious spreadsheet lists candidates for appointments in the Obama administration
Corrente —
Via Washington Whispers in Useless News, here it is (dialup users, lots of JPJGs):
Mysterious spreadsheet lists candidates appointments in the Obama administration
Corrente —
Via Washington Whispers in Useless News, here it is (dialup users, lots of JPJGs):
Change you can believe in
Sister Toldjah —
... , I read that US News’ Paul Bedard has a handy dandy “transition chart” making the rounds in DC and beyond. Included on it are people who are reportedly being considered for top positions in the Obama administration. Some highlights (or lowlights, as the case may be): ...
Shots from the Show 11/12
Tammy Bruce —
**This post will be updated throughout the show**
The beginning of the end for ACORN?
The Messiah Admin? Complete with chart! Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's Administration?
Dan Sweeney: The Latest Hoopla: The Obama Cabinet Flowchart
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
US News and World Report broke this yesterday, and since then I've received the pdf file indirectly and independently in e-mails from two people who work in the offices of two of the people on the chart. I don't know what that says about the accuracy of the thing, if anything, but I certainly can't say with any certainty that the chart is the real McCoy. Still, as US News noted, "It's just an unofficial guide but a fun one to follow."
Perhaps the most interesting possible cabinet pick is Al Gore in a newly created "climate czar" position, as ...
No Decisions: Obama Votes ‘Present’ on Cabinet Picks
Pajamas Media —
Is he exercising caution or once again avoiding difficult choices? [image] The game of “ fantasy cabinet ” has begun as pundits and voters mull over the choices for ...
