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	The Don't Appoint List

oscarrob

11-6-2008 1:13 PM

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politics, transition, obama, cabinet

oscarrob says:

I totally agree about Richardson. Big hat, no cattle. Pure politician and nothing else.

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Do not appoint Bill Richardson, who <A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Richardson">by some accounts</A> is the front-runner.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.slate.com/id/2203909/">As energy secretary, Richardson <A target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/22/scotus.wenholee/">rashly accused</A> Los Alamos official Wen Ho Lee of espionage—a charge later proved false. As U.N. ambassador, Richardson didn't do anything anyone can remember except offer Monica Lewinsky <A href="http://www.slate.com/id/84864/sidebar/84866/">a job</A> three months before the story of her affair</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.slate.com/id/2203909/">"He has no great beliefs," <A href="http://www.slate.com/id/84864/">observed</A> <STRONG><EM>Slate</EM></STRONG>'s David Plotz </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.slate.com/id/2203909/"><P>Also, do not appoint <A target="_blank" href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/141512">John Kerry</A>. The 2004 election demonstrated that nobody likes him. That isn't disqualifying for a senator, but it is for a diplomat.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.slate.com/id/2203909/"><STRONG><EM>Treasury Department.</EM></STRONG> Do not appoint former Clinton Treasury Secretary <A target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/04/AR2008110404573.html">Robert Rubin</A>. I explained why last week. (See "<A href="http://www.slate.com/id/2203340/">Robert Rubin's Free Ride</A>.") Rubin has said he doesn't want the job anyway. <A target="_blank" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15142.html">Lawrence Summers</A>, who succeeded Rubin, is said to be interested, but he's too closely linked to Rubin</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.slate.com/id/2203909/"><STRONG><EM>Energy Department.</EM></STRONG> Do not appoint <A target="_blank" href="http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/Vote2008/story?id=5365355&page=1">Arnold Schwarzenegger</A>. 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