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What kind of a question is that? donheld Jan 2013 #1
I think the OP worded it wrong Taverner Jan 2013 #19
You do know Barney Frank has resigned... arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #2
He chose not to run for Congress again dsc Jan 2013 #5
Not running for office means he has resigned arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #14
What office is Hagle running for? Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #20
Quite true, but Hagel has been out of office for some time and has expressed interest whereas arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #26
Cabinet - not comittee Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #24
No dsc Jan 2013 #27
So, Mr Frank is available to be Secretary of Defense JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #22
Do you actually know what the sexual preference of any Cabinet member is? brooklynite Jan 2013 #3
I know they aren't openly gay dsc Jan 2013 #6
They're not openly anything... brooklynite Jan 2013 #12
for the same reason that knowing FDR's Sec of Labor was a woman was important dsc Jan 2013 #13
Just why was such knowledge important for arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #15
not for them dsc Jan 2013 #17
Oh ok, I see what you are getting at. n/m arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #18
That last line of the OP should help some add up two and two and get why it is important... Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #21
Acting Sec of Commerce Rebecca Blank? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #4
Donovan is married to a woman dsc Jan 2013 #7
If I was Obama, I would simply pick whoever I thought best for the job. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #8
He might have binders full of gay people to choose from Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #25
What does it take to be "openly gay" these days? Hekate Jan 2013 #9
I would think at the very least dsc Jan 2013 #10
Thanks for your take on it Hekate Jan 2013 #11
You have so much to teach me, I am learning arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #16
Should it matter? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #23
Romney had a similar reason Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #28
The old boys network. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #29
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