Reply #9: Here's my cabinet

[Einstein99]

President: John Edwards

Vice-President: Barak Obama or Dianne Feinstein

Secretary of State: Bill Richardson

Secretary of Defense: Paul Hackett

National Security: Bob Graham, Jane Harman, or Gary Hart

Attorney-General: John Edwards if he's not president; otherwise, Patrick Fitzgerald

Solicitor-General: Patrick Fitzgerald, if he's not AG

HUD Secretary: Mike Espy (MS) (he deserves a chance to restore his good name)

Treasury Secretary: Robert Reich

Chairman of The Federal Reserve: Bill Clinton

Ambassador to The UN: Max Cleland

Secretary of the Interior: Wilma Mankiller

Veterans Affairs: I'd look for someone with excellent credentials in public health as well as military service

Energy Secretary: John Breaux (your choice sounds good to me)

Secretary of Labor: Richard Gephardt (definitely)

Secretary of Health & Human Services: Cong. Rahm Emanuel (IL)

Secretary of Education: Judy Heumann (former Asst. Sec. for Special Education)

Environmental Protection Agency: Gary Locke or Janet Napolitano

Chairman of the SEC: Eliot Spitzer (your choice sounds good to me)

Director of the CIA: William Cohen (yes, a Republican, but he would restore some stability and credibility to that organization)

The Department of Homeland Security: I agree that it should be abolished, but as a transition leader, I would pick Jane Harman, Gary Hart, or James Lee Witt

AND FINALLY, my personal secretary and closest personal advisor: Catherine Zeta-Jones (sorry, I couldn't resist)