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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 03:34 PM
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Time for the six month probationary period is up President Obama.
It's time to let these two people go in your administration, who haven't measured up and to replace them, just like it is in every other workplace in the country. These are my recommendations:

Chief of Staff - Replace Rahm Emmanuel with Lawrence O'Donnell, a guy who really will get the job done and who already has experience.

Secretary of Health - Replace Kathleen Sibelius with Howard Dean. Kathleen's experience is in insurance, not health care and it shows. It's not too late to correct this error.

Now I know you probably felt more comfortable bring your Chicago cronies along to help you transition in the White House, but unfortunately, Jimmy Carter made the same mistake and made the changes when it was too late for him to be reelected.





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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 03:40 PM
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1. I'd support those replacements wholeheartedly! I'm on the fence about
Eric Holder (his recent willingness to look in the the dastardly - ILLEGAL - goings on of Bushco pleasantly surprised me. We'll see how it goes. If not well, I'll nominate Jonathan Turley. And I'd also yank Tim Geithner and give the post to Paul Krugman.

I'll let Obama know as soon as he calls seeking my input. :7
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 04:18 PM
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3. Good choices.
I don't know if Mike Pappantonio would want AG, but he would be a terrific AG being also an environmentalist, he will go after the corporations and make them honest. He also has the greatest disdain for all the Bush judicial appointments that are still hanging around.
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Serial Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 03:54 PM
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2. Like your replacements a LOT! n/t
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 04:59 PM
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4. Put in Ray McGovern in the CIA or as CIA Inspector General
So we can do a REAL cleanup of the criminal activity going on there... I agree with the other suggestions above!

Also nominate Erwin Chemerinsky as the next SCOTUS candidate!
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beltanefauve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 05:31 PM
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5. And I'm very uncomfortable
with Tom Vilsack (Mr Monsanto) as ag secretary, though I don't have an better idea as a replacement. I'm sure there are plenty of qualified choices out there, though.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 06:38 PM
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6. Yes, that certainly is putting the fox in the henhouse.
I'm sure there is a better choice out there.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 06:46 PM
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7. Good choices.
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beltanefauve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 12:40 AM
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8. I'd like to see this thread kicked
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