President Romney’s Dream Cabinet Would Feature These 14 People
A "Dream Team" cabinet for President Mitt Romney could include leaders from within the business, legal, political, and public policy worlds. The departments of commerce, energy, and transportation could be led by CEO's, marking a stark differenc from an Obama administration largely devoid of business executives.
Agriculture
Kristi Noem, Congresswoman representing South Dakota, a farmer and rancher.
Commerce
Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO, current HP CEO.
Defense
Joe Lieberman, former Senator from Connecticut, former vice-presidential candidate, Democrat, and foreign policy hawk.
Education
Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida, leading education reformer.
Energy
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electrical, free market advocate.
Health and Human Services
Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, policy wonk, reformist.
Homeland Security
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of NYC, national defense hawk.
Housing and Urban Development
Ken Blackwell, former mayor of Cincinnati, former Ohio secretary of state, board member of Club for Growth.
Interior
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congresswoman from Washington state, family in forestry and agriculture.
Labor
Mark Mix, president of National Right to Work Committee.
State
John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, national defense hawk.
Transportation
David Neeleman, founder of three commercial airlines, including JetBlue.
Treasury
Jeff Lacker, currently president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, provided a dissenting vote on QE3.
Attorney General
Pam Bondi, attorney general for the state of Florida.