Let's speculate.... Who's going to be in Biden's cabinet

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Anonymous wrote:One of the four big slots (State, DOJ, Defense, Treasury) is going to have to go to a person of color and another is going to have to go to a woman or POC Diversity is important to the Democrats, and even more important to the movers and shakers (Clyburn, Hispanic Caucus, Womans groups)

Blinken is at State. Yellen is at Treasury.

I like Lloyd Austin at Defense. Maybe Sally Yates at DOJ?

Yates would be a great choice, but there is concern about her getting through confirmation. Flournoy is more qualified than the other candidates for Sec Def, who don't really have strong policy chops, though it would be strange to have so many officials from West Exec. But maybe Flournoy and either Jeh Johnson or Deval Patrick for attorney general? Patrick seems like a great pick but I guess some are unhappy with him for his presidential nom run.

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Anonymous wrote:Lujan Grisham was offered Interior instead of HHS, and turned it down. Raimondo now a top contender for HHS. Given the pressure Biden is under to take diversity into account, and LG's excellent credentials, not sure what that is about.

Source?

CNN is reporting that Lujan Grisham is the top contender for HHS.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Vivek Murthy a strong contender for HHS?

He go surgeon general.

Yes, SG with expanded responsibilities. The correct concern was that he lacked the executive experience to run a large bureaucracy like HHS. Why Biden is looking at governors.

Source? CNN thinks that he is lobbying to head the CDC which is not a Senate approved position.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

Dr. Vivek Murthy, a key adviser to Biden on coronavirus and a former surgeon general, has fallen out of contention for the HHS secretary role, people familiar with the matter say. He has expressed interest in leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is not a Senate-confirmed position.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Vivek Murthy a strong contender for HHS?

He go surgeon general.

Yes, SG with expanded responsibilities. The correct concern was that he lacked the executive experience to run a large bureaucracy like HHS. Why Biden is looking at governors.

Source? CNN thinks that he is lobbying to head the CDC which is not a Senate approved position.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

Dr. Vivek Murthy, a key adviser to Biden on coronavirus and a former surgeon general, has fallen out of contention for the HHS secretary role, people familiar with the matter say. He has expressed interest in leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is not a Senate-confirmed position.

Politico is reporting that Murthy is planning to reprise his SG role in an expanded capacity.

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Jeff Zeints announced as covid 19 coordinator.

jewish Americans are doing amazing!!!!

So far: State, Treasury, Chief of Staff, DHS, Covid 19 Coordinator.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Vivek Murthy a strong contender for HHS?

He go surgeon general.

Yes, SG with expanded responsibilities. The correct concern was that he lacked the executive experience to run a large bureaucracy like HHS. Why Biden is looking at governors.

Source? CNN thinks that he is lobbying to head the CDC which is not a Senate approved position.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

Dr. Vivek Murthy, a key adviser to Biden on coronavirus and a former surgeon general, has fallen out of contention for the HHS secretary role, people familiar with the matter say. He has expressed interest in leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is not a Senate-confirmed position.

Politico is reporting that Murthy is planning to reprise his SG role in an expanded capacity.

should've gotten hhs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the four big slots (State, DOJ, Defense, Treasury) is going to have to go to a person of color and another is going to have to go to a woman or POC Diversity is important to the Democrats, and even more important to the movers and shakers (Clyburn, Hispanic Caucus, Womans groups)

Blinken is at State. Yellen is at Treasury.

I like Lloyd Austin at Defense. Maybe Sally Yates at DOJ?

Yates would be a great choice, but there is concern about her getting through confirmation. Flournoy is more qualified than the other candidates for Sec Def, who don't really have strong policy chops, though it would be strange to have so many officials from West Exec. But maybe Flournoy and either Jeh Johnson or Deval Patrick for attorney general? Patrick seems like a great pick but I guess some are unhappy with him for his presidential nom run.

Wasn’t Doug Jones also being mentioned for AG?

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finkenauer at labor sec? WTF? she's 31 or something. running the entire labor dept is a slap to people who have been leaders in this issue for decades.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Vivek Murthy a strong contender for HHS?

He go surgeon general.

Yes, SG with expanded responsibilities. The correct concern was that he lacked the executive experience to run a large bureaucracy like HHS. Why Biden is looking at governors.

Source? CNN thinks that he is lobbying to head the CDC which is not a Senate approved position.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

Dr. Vivek Murthy, a key adviser to Biden on coronavirus and a former surgeon general, has fallen out of contention for the HHS secretary role, people familiar with the matter say. He has expressed interest in leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is not a Senate-confirmed position.

Politico is reporting that Murthy is planning to reprise his SG role in an expanded capacity.

should've gotten hhs.

Not enough experience and his confirmation might have been problematic.

[Anonymous]

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A while back, a poster mentioned Finkenauer as SBA Administrator, which would be fantastic.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of the four big slots (State, DOJ, Defense, Treasury) is going to have to go to a person of color and another is going to have to go to a woman or POC Diversity is important to the Democrats, and even more important to the movers and shakers (Clyburn, Hispanic Caucus, Womans groups)

Blinken is at State. Yellen is at Treasury.

I like Lloyd Austin at Defense. Maybe Sally Yates at DOJ?

Yates would be a great choice, but there is concern about her getting through confirmation. Flournoy is more qualified than the other candidates for Sec Def, who don't really have strong policy chops, though it would be strange to have so many officials from West Exec. But maybe Flournoy and either Jeh Johnson or Deval Patrick for attorney general? Patrick seems like a great pick but I guess some are unhappy with him for his presidential nom run.

Wasn’t Doug Jones also being mentioned for AG?

Yes, and he'd be a great choice but heavy pressure on Biden for more diversity in his picks.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Vivek Murthy a strong contender for HHS?

He go surgeon general.

Yes, SG with expanded responsibilities. The correct concern was that he lacked the executive experience to run a large bureaucracy like HHS. Why Biden is looking at governors.

Source? CNN thinks that he is lobbying to head the CDC which is not a Senate approved position.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

Dr. Vivek Murthy, a key adviser to Biden on coronavirus and a former surgeon general, has fallen out of contention for the HHS secretary role, people familiar with the matter say. He has expressed interest in leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is not a Senate-confirmed position.

Things have changed since your 12/2 cite. More recent articles on Politico and Hill.

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Anonymous wrote:Another possibility for CIA

This is a reminder that I am not getting enough of Charles in my Twitter feed and need to change that.

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Anonymous wrote:Lujan Grisham was offered Interior instead of HHS, and turned it down. Raimondo now a top contender for HHS. Given the pressure Biden is under to take diversity into account, and LG's excellent credentials, not sure what that is about.

Source?

CNN is reporting that Lujan Grisham is the top contender for HHS.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/michelle-lujan-grisham-health-and-human-services/index.html

She was, she wasn't, now she might be again. This was discussed a page or two ago.