Third Party Cabinet Draft Picks: 2008

Third Party Cabinet Draft Picks: 2008
Dick Meyer's Choices For A New Independent Party Cabinet

(Page 1 of 2)WASHINGTON, May 26, 2006
(CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer.

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This Cabinet,
unlike real ones, is composed of people who really should have the jobs and who
are not politically expedient compromises. It has a lot of zillionaires, which
is a problem, but they do tend to have accomplished great things.

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I've got a problem with this already. We have had far more than enough zillionaires in charge as it is and its not proven to be a good thing. We need people who haven't sold out to the Business Cartel or other special interest groups. We need people who have this nations interests at heart and not sell-outs like Bush & Co and his cohorts in Congress.

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I think it's pretty much a done deal that a well-financed, hyper-competent third party will make a serious run at the White House in 2008 backed by a slate of superstar Senate candidates.

A few weeks ago we laid out both the need and obstacles to breaking the corrupt and scary vice grip on government power perpetrated by the partisan duopoly.

Later we outlined the nuts and bolts strategy that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his running mate, General Anthony Zinni, could use to capture the White House and deliver a score of Senate seats to the new Independent Party. Support for these ideas, as judged by the wholly objective and precise measure of e-mails, clicks and blog links, has been overwhelming.

It is in the spirit of the Independent Party to name its Cabinet well before the election. It is the honest, transparent thing to do; it will help in the campaign; and it will better prepare the party to govern.

Naming a Cabinet now is also in the great American tradition of All-Star teams, obsessing over the NFL Draft and rotisserie baseball upon which the Independent Party is founded.

This Cabinet, unlike real ones, is composed of people who really should have the jobs and who are not politically expedient compromises. It has a lot of zillionaires, which is a problem, but they do tend to have accomplished great things. It's a Cabinet that could by example help draw top talent back into public service for generations.

Two quick notes: Presidential candidates don't name their Cabinets during elections because they're afraid of gaffes and scandals, which is stupid. There is no better way for a voter to judge a potential administration than to judge its Cabinet selections. If one of the picks has some secret, we'll sack him and move on. And maybe that will break the cycle of silly confirmation scandal stories for good.

Secondly, President Bloomberg will run his administration through the Cabinet and the powerful, distinguished people who run the various units of government. It will not be an aide-centric government, like those to which we've become inured in recent administrations. So we're not naming the chief of staff and stuff like that.

Here is the Cabinet:

More @ http://tinyurl.com/pbzez CBS

Sounds like the Business Cartel is trying to dispense with the pol's and just run it all themselves. None of this sounds worth a damn to me.