Any guesses on the cabinet?

[George K]

Bernie is Jonesing for labor.

Seriously.

[jon-nyc]

I almost want that so that when he reinterprets labor statues to mean all kinds of shit that Congress didn't intend, Scotus could reign in administrative law.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

I almost want that so that when he reinterprets labor statues to mean all kinds of shit that Congress didn't intend, Scotus could reign in administrative law.

So, today you're a "half-full" guy, eh?

[Larry]

Biden denied that he would pick Socialists for his cabinet. Until today that is, when Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren ordered him to put them on his cabinet..,

Have your fun now, democrats. It won't be that long until you'll all be crying.

[jon-nyc]

Wow. Janet Yellen at Treasury.

[Catseye3]

@jon-nyc said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

Wow. Janet Yellen at Treasury.

What do you think about this? She seems well qualified.

USA Today: "Yellen became the first female chair of the Federal Reserve System in February 2014 during the Obama administration, after serving more than three years as vice governor. She previously served as head of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Bill Clinton."

[jon-nyc]

I thought she did just fine at the Fed. And I had a few concerns when she was going into that job.

[George K]

John Kerry as "energy czar." Thank God!

[jon-nyc]

They’re not calling him that, are they? Seems like more of a diplomatic role related to climate.

[jon-nyc]

I briefly worked for the former energy czar under Ford.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

They’re not calling him that, are they?

My bad. Yes, Bloomberg is referring to him as the "Climate Czar."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/biden-picks-john-kerry-paris-accord-architect-as-climate-czar

Former Secretary of State John Kerry will be named as special presidential envoy for climate by President-elect Joe Biden, according to his transition team, in a sign Biden plans to fulfill promises to elevate the issue of global warming to the highest levels in his White House.

Having a so-called climate czar could help coordinate a whole-of-government approach to confronting global warming, which Biden has referred to as an “existential threat.”

[Copper]

I'm sure the climate will get fixed.

I hope he can do it for a good price.

[Klaus]

What's this "czar" business about? Is there some constitutional amendment that defines the role of "czar"?

[jon-nyc]

No it’s just a colloquialism. Really a title given by the press. His real title is ‘special envoy’.

It’s customary for the press to give this description to important ad hoc positions that presidents create now and then.

[George K]

James Taranto (formerly of the WSJ):

[Aqua Letifer]

Good one.

I also wonder what he means by his icon image.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Klaus said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

What's this "czar" business about? Is there some constitutional amendment that defines the role of "czar"?

Basically, if he doesn't perform well, he and all his immediate family will be taken to a log cabin out in the woods and summarily shot.

It's harsh, but fair.

[Catseye3]

<---- searching in vain for headline that says 'Blinken Gets Nod from Biden'.

Here's a bit of profile. Embarrassingly biased, but anyway. One observer at State describes him as "calm, non-political, experienced approach to everything". https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_405a68671d1c5a32f1afda120a0abde8

I'm kind of excited about his credentials.

[Loki]

@Catseye3 said in Any guesses on the cabinet?:

<---- searching in vain for headline that says 'Blinken Gets Nod from Biden'.

Here's a bit of profile. Embarrassingly biased, but anyway. One observer at State describes him as "calm, non-political, experienced approach to everything". https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_405a68671d1c5a32f1afda120a0abde8

I'm kind of excited about his credentials.

First time, for that role, I can think of that it wasn’t someone I had heard of before. That’s not a good or bad thing just an observation.

[Larry]

There's not going to be a Biden cabinet.....