As of yet, no cabinet positions have been officially announced. But we’ve got a few “they’ve been picked and we’re vetting them but we won’t announce yet”-type leaks going forward, which I will assemble in the following chart for your perusal. An asterisk means it’s not even at the level of officially unofficial rumor, it’s just what feels right according to my reporting/gut instinct:
Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton
Secretary of Treasury: Tim Geithner*
Secretary of Defense: Robert Gates*
Attorney General: Eric Holder
Secretary of HHS: Tom Daschle
Secretary of Homeland Security: Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Commerce: Penny Pritzker* (I hear this is not a done deal.)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Tammy Duckworth*
Secretary of Education: Linda Darling-Hammond*
Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel
Director of OMB: Peter Orszag
National Security Advisor: Jim Steinberg*
EPA Administrator:?
Secretary of Agriculture: ?
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: ?
Secretary of the Interior:?
Secretary of Labor: ?
Secretary of Transportation: ?
Thus far, it’s an interesting and talented cabinet with the capacity for success. Identity politics-wise, there seems to be good representation for women, if not necessarily minorities, but there’s time and positions left. Does it look like America to you?
–Tim Fernholz
