team obama – US cabinet nominees
now that obama’s picks for the “best basketball-playing Cabinet in American history” are in, it seemed like a good time to create yet another list. this time a list of the names of those who’ll be working with obama to bring about the “change”, assuming they are approved by the senate.
before we get to the list, here’s some interesting facts about the US cabinet:
- like high school – there’s an inner circle. the “big four” hold the most important positions within the cabinet (the sec. of state, sec. of the treasury, sec. of defense and the attorney general). sec. of homeland security has started to muscle in the past few years and it might not be long before they’re known as the “big five”
- unlike high school – you can’t sit with your friends. cabinet members are seated according to their order of precedence during meetings. this also deters note passing.
- you probably didn’t know – all cabinet members are in the line of succession to become president. because of this, there’s always a “designated survivor” who is held at a undisclosed location while the rest of the cabinet, the president and the vp meet or attend ceremonies.
you might recognize some of these names as many are bush and clinton cronies:
photo by derrickb
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actually higher ranking officials are seated in the center with the president and vp sitting in the middle across from each other. the secy of state and defnse are on the right and left of the presdient and the secy of treasury and attorney general sit on the right and left of the vp, etc. the lowest ranking are seated furthest away.
interesting. is the order of precedence seating chart the same as line of succession?