Biden's Cabinet

[TLK Valentine]

Tracking Biden's Cabinet picks as the incoming administration takes shape

Washington — With the inauguration of the nation's 46th president fast approaching, President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks after the election preparing to take the helm of the federal government. In addition to rolling out objectives to combat the coronavirus pandemic in his first 100 days in office, the president-elect has started filling out key positions in his administration, naming nominees who, if confirmed, will serve in his Cabinet, and appointees to top positions in his White House.

To date, Mr. Biden has announced or is expected to reveal more than a dozen nominees to serve in key roles throughout the federal government, first rolling out his picks to serve on his national security and foreign policy teams, followed by those who will help executive his economic and health agendas. Several crucial posts, however, remain unfilled, including who will serve as attorney general.

Roll call!

White House chief of staff: Ron Klain

Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

Defense: Retired General Lloyd Austin

Energy: Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm

Health and Human Services: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas

Housing and Urban Development: Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio

Interior: Deb Haaland

State: Tony Blinken

Transportation: Pete Buttigieg

Treasury: Janet Yellen

Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough

Cabinet-Level
Council of Economic Advisers: Cecilia Rouse

Office of Management and Budget: Neera Tanden

Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines

U.S. Trade Representative: Katherine Tai

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Environmental Protection Agency: Michael Regan

Unfilled
Commerce

Education

Justice Department

Labor

CIA

Small Business Administration


Umm... what? No sycophants? No family members? Are we ready for this kind of government?

Thoughts?

 

[cow451]

Tracking Biden's Cabinet picks as the incoming administration takes shape



Roll call!

White House chief of staff: Ron Klain

Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

Defense: Retired General Lloyd Austin

Energy: Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm

Health and Human Services: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas

Housing and Urban Development: Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio

Interior: Deb Haaland

State: Tony Blinken

Transportation: Pete Buttigieg

Treasury: Janet Yellen

Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough

Cabinet-Level
Council of Economic Advisers: Cecilia Rouse

Office of Management and Budget: Neera Tanden

Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines

U.S. Trade Representative: Katherine Tai

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Environmental Protection Agency: Michael Regan

Unfilled
Commerce

Education

Justice Department

Labor

CIA

Small Business Administration


Umm... what? No sycophants? No family members? Are we ready for this kind of government?

Thoughts?

I nominate Ivanka for Ambassador to Alabama.

 

[Goonie]

I nominate Ivanka for Ambassador to Alabama.

Trump, ambassador to Mars. Get him on the rocket as soon as pos.

 

[MIDutch]

Glenn Kirschner for Justice?

 

[cow451]

Trump, ambassador to Mars. Get him on the rocket as soon as pos.

Why do you hate Mars?

 

[durangodawood]

...Interior: Deb Haaland...

From Laguna Pueblo (NM). News is making a pretty big deal about her being the first Native Am interior sec. Maybe it is a big deal? Hopefully she'll be part of restoring Bears Ears National Mon (one of my fav places ever) to its original extent.

 

[cow451]

Not seeing any controversy among picks. That’s usually a good sign. Picking people that actually know something about the task and aren’t in place to do a DeVos sandbag job.

 

[MIDutch]

Not seeing any controversy among picks. That’s usually a good sign. Picking people that actually know something about the task and aren’t in place to do a DeVos sandbag job.

I can only hope that DeVos ends up being even more despised for being a trump sycophant than she already was (especially here in Michigan).

 

[durangodawood]

Not seeing any controversy among picks. That’s usually a good sign. Picking people that actually know something about the task and aren’t in place to do a DeVos sandbag job.

Yeah looks mostly like people interested in competent work over chaos and destruction.... which was the worst aspect of the outgoing admin. I mean yeah Orange Man was bad, but his crew often stepped up to match him if they didnt want to get fired.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Tracking Biden's Cabinet picks as the incoming administration takes shape



Roll call!

White House chief of staff: Ron Klain

Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

Defense: Retired General Lloyd Austin

Energy: Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm

Health and Human Services: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas

Housing and Urban Development: Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio

Interior: Deb Haaland

State: Tony Blinken

Transportation: Pete Buttigieg

Treasury: Janet Yellen

Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough

Cabinet-Level
Council of Economic Advisers: Cecilia Rouse

Office of Management and Budget: Neera Tanden

Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines

U.S. Trade Representative: Katherine Tai

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Environmental Protection Agency: Michael Regan

Unfilled
Commerce

Education

Justice Department

Labor

CIA

Small Business Administration


Umm... what? No sycophants? No family members? Are we ready for this kind of government?

Thoughts?

Needs more White Male Billionaires.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Not seeing any controversy among picks.

Didn't one of them say mean things on twitter? That's definitely reason enough to cancel her.

 

[MIDutch]

Didn't one of them say mean things on twitter? That's definitely reason enough to cancel her.

Maybe, but it might be a good reason to get her elected president (next election).

It seems insulting, bullying, boorish, immoral, threatening, mean tweets is a personal characteristic lots of people in the United States like in a politician.

Of course, they wouldn't want one for a son-in-law, but it's perfectly acceptable as a POTUS.

 

[Yttrium]

Not seeing any controversy among picks. That’s usually a good sign. Picking people that actually know something about the task and aren’t in place to do a DeVos sandbag job.

There's a little controversy over General Austin, since he hasn't been out of the military long enough. He'll need a waiver to get the job.

 

[TLK Valentine]

There's a little controversy over General Austin, since he hasn't been out of the military long enough. He'll need a waiver to get the job.

As I recall, Mattis was in the same situation, and received such a waiver without a problem.

Of course, the Senate might choose to create a problem out of spite.

 

[grasping the after wind]

Tracking Biden's Cabinet picks as the incoming administration takes shape



Roll call!

White House chief of staff: Ron Klain

Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

Defense: Retired General Lloyd Austin

Energy: Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm

Health and Human Services: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas

Housing and Urban Development: Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio

Interior: Deb Haaland

State: Tony Blinken

Transportation: Pete Buttigieg

Treasury: Janet Yellen

Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough

Cabinet-Level
Council of Economic Advisers: Cecilia Rouse

Office of Management and Budget: Neera Tanden

Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines

U.S. Trade Representative: Katherine Tai

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Environmental Protection Agency: Michael Regan

Unfilled
Commerce

Education

Justice Department

Labor

CIA

Small Business Administration


Umm... what? No sycophants? No family members? Are we ready for this kind of government?

Thoughts?

Joe is the primary sycophant in his administration doesn't need anyone else to fill that role and all his relatives are too busy selling influence to foreign entities to be bothered with less lucrative positions within the administration.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Joe is the primary sycophant in his administration doesn't need anyone else to fill that role and all his relatives are too busy selling influence to foreign entities to be bothered with less lucrative positions within the administration.

You left out the part where he sprouts a tail at midnight and eats kittens.

 

[Yttrium]

Joe is the primary sycophant in his administration doesn't need anyone else to fill that role and all his relatives are too busy selling influence to foreign entities to be bothered with less lucrative positions within the administration.

Joe is the primary sycophant to... whom?

 

[grasping the after wind]

Joe is the primary sycophant to... whom?

Chairman Xi.

 

[Yttrium]

Chairman Xi.

Ah. So you expect Biden to be Xi's yes-man, then. Well, we'll have to keep an eye on them and make sure Biden doesn't sell us out to China, then, won't we?

Somehow I'm not all that worried about it, but it pays to be vigilant.

 

[MIDutch]

Joe is the primary sycophant in his administration doesn't need anyone else to fill that role and all his relatives are too busy selling influence to foreign entities to be bothered with less lucrative positions within the administration.

I'd bet that there will be more investigations into who was selling influence to foreign entities soon enough.