In light of Judd Gregg’s withdrawal as the 2nd nominee for Secretary of Commerce, I thought it would be helpful to the President if I put together a list of potential replacements.
I think the process so far has really pointed up what is truly important in a nominee. Bill Richardson was eminently qualified, but had to bow out due to a “distracting” grand jury investigation. Judd Gregg was a good bipartisan choice, but turned out to be more unipartisan than he’d thought.
It seems clear that this next pick needs to accomplish something other than those two goals. Here are my choices:
5 – Shelley Hack: Drop-dead beautiful, famous for awesome “Charlie” commercials, and the 6th (and in my expert opinion, best) Charlie’s Angel, picking Hack would show the American people that the search has ended. Obama could issue policy guidance over an old-fashioned speaker phone.Continue Reading Top 5 Candidates for Secretary of Commerce
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