Obama’s Cabinet Selection
So, the media finally moved away from Sarah Palin and moved on (or moved back) to President-Elect Obama and his ever-so-important cabinet selection. Democrats and Republicans alike are criticizing Obama for making choices who were originally cabinet members in the Clinton administration. I can’t help but wonder…is this the huge mistake everyone says it is?
Even if you are a Republican, you have to admit, the Clinton administration presided over a substantial economic growth. The economy grew for 16 consecutive months and created 22.5 million jobs, the most in history. That all sounds pretty good to me and if Obama is willing to work with the people who helped this happen, why is that a problem?
Critics worry that Obama may just “cut and paste” cabinet members from the Clinton administration, without giving other competent government officials a chance. Another issue in the cabinet selection is the possible secretary of state job which may end up going to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Supporters for Mrs. Clinton for President may see this as a slap in the face. If she continued to work as a senator, she would be working for the people, but if she would take the job as secretary of state she would be working directly for Obama. As of November 18, Clinton is still unsure about taking the job, even though she has met with Obama to discuss it.
Even more critics are afraid that Obama’s cabinet choices could be an insult to women. CBS News reports that this is so because he is only considering two female choices for his cabinet, while George W. Bush supplied seven women with jobs on his cabinet.
As a woman, who voted for Obama, I have to say that I couldn’t care less about the race, gender or previous (Clinton administration) experience of the people Obama is planning to choose as his cabinet members. As long as they have the right political mindset to help the economy and help lead this country in the right direction, that’s all that matters.
