07:21 am
Leo, Josh, Toby, C.J., and Sam Seaborn: The Obama Generation
Have you seen the website of the “Office of the President-Elect“? Very cool… neither Jed Bartlett nor Matt Santos had anything like this.
Heh. One of the best things about having Charlie go on vacation is that I can unilaterally suspend his Sorkintorium. And so I have.
We have every reason to believe the Obama Transition (and Administration) will be as smooth, focused, and disciplined as the Obama Campaign. And the people chosen to serve will be competent and knowledgeable about their areas of service. (Yes, the Bush Administration has set a low bar.)
So who will fill the jobs in the White House and elsewhere in the executive branch?
Even before the election, Foreign Policy created a number of nonpartisan cabinet “Dream Teams.” Charlie had these thoughts. And I voted for these.
Robert Longley has this explanation of the presidential transition process. MSNBC and Foreign Policy Passport offer the latest speculation on outcomes. Newsweek is offering 2 to 1 odds on John Kerry as the next secretary of state (Richard Holbrooke is 5 to 1.)
But the truly big list belongs to Politico. Their speculation goes so deep it includes chiefs of staff for the VPOTUS and FLOTUS.
So, now that we know who will be living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, who do you think will fill the key jobs in the new administration? And how do you feel about Rahm Emanuel filling the shoes of Leo McGarry?
Use the comment section.