Thursday, November 6, 2008

Choosing Your Next Cabinet-- Unsolicited Advice for the President-Elect

1. Avoid IKEA... even with the free breakfast.

2. As far as the Treasury goes, skip on Summers... some people (read: Hillary supporters) aren't going to forget his comments on women, math, & science. Stay with the generation thing, and further separate yourself from the Clintonistas-- by going with someone like the prez of the Fed Reserve bank in NY, Timothy Geitner, for instance.

It might make sense to hold onto Gates, too-- amidst all the smoke and mirrors, Bush & co. have actually developed some sensible policies that shouldn't be swept away.

3. Hold off on the drapes for now.