This'n'That; November 6th[PEBO;Politics;Cabinet]

Let's Clear The Air On The Presidency In October, 1998, Toni Morrison, a Nobel Laureate, pronounced Bill "Slick Willie" Clinton the nation's First Black President!! In that New Yorker magazine article Ms Morrison said "Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness; single4-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas. The Congressional Black Caucus [CBC], as well as other Clinton supporters, adopted this opinion. Until the astute Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid undertake to introduce and pass a Congressional proclaimation, PEBO will have to settle for "number-two" status. Cabinet/Executive Branch Vacancies PEBO has quite a job ahead.... only a SMALL PART will be filling fifteen Cabinet positions as well as eight 'first-tier' positions in the Executive Branch. This is the bare minimum to install a functioning government. The Cabinet positions are: ***Secretary of State ***Secretary of the Treasury ***Secretary of Defense ***Attorney General ***Secretary of the Interior ***Secretary of Agriculture ***Secretary of Commerce ***Secretary of Labor ***Secretary of Health and Human Services ***Secretary of Housing and Urban Destruction ***Secretary of Transportation ***Secretary of Education ***Secretary of Veterans Affairs ***Secretary of Homeland Security The eight 'first-tier' Executive Branch positions are: ***White House Chief of Staff [BO choice: Rahm Emanuel; US Rep from Ill's 5th Congr District] ***Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ***Director of the Office of Management and Budget ***Director of the National Drug Control Policy ***United States Trade Representative ***Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ***Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ***Director of National Intelligence Whew.........!! That's a lot of fresh, intelligent, compassion minds to come up with "on short notice!!" Many times in the past, presidents and other high officials have proposed new cabinet posts such as... >>Department of Public Welfare [by President Warren G. Harding] >>Department of Social Welfare [by President Franklin D. Roosevelt] >>Department of Community Development [by President Richard Nixon] >>Department of International Trade [by The Heritage Foundation] Quite possibly PEBO might want to broaden Cabinet level positions to more reflect the country he'll be governing: ^^Department of Religious Conversion [a possible nominee might be the Rev Jerimiah Wright] ^^Department of Socialism [this position would be more-than-adequately fill by Bill Ayers] ^^Department of Community Organization [how about Steve Kest, Executive Director-ACORN] PEBO has another, probably MORE IMPORTANT, decision to make. This decision HAS TO BE MADE prior to the official Inauguration Ceremony on January 20th, 2009. For official public assemblies where all administration members are expected to attend, the president-elect must select one cabinet member to be the "designated survivor." The selected individual is held at a secure, undisclosed, location in case the necessity arises that a new government must be formed. Here's were I was going to suggest the selection of biden to be the "designated survivor." NOTTA GOOD IDEA!! Just imagine the calamity if he became President!! His usual gaffs would take on international implicatons.... offending everyone on the planet!! His dismal statistics on foreign policy decisions..... a reported 95% failure rating!! Til Nex'time...........

This'n'That, November 5th[Election;PEBO;OOIDA]

My Guy Didn't Win Actually, my guy wasn't even in the race!! My view of this election-one of those "hold-yer-nose-and-pull-the-lever" contests. I thought and still think, neither candidate was up to or even prepared for the job. Now the "o-bomb-a" must go away; I intend to respect the office if not the man. I think I'll call the president-elect P[resident] E[lect] B[arack] O[bama], thus PEBO. New Respect For The Top Job In previous elections, either my guy won or I was too busy with family crap to be concerned with the idiosyncrasies of the formulation of a new government. PEBO was NOT MY FIRST CHOICE and for that reason, I'm probably taking a closer look and giving more thought to the upcoming administration. It's gonna be "one heluva job" to put together a cabinet and executive branch that can function with America's needs, wants and desires foremost in their minds and actions. Walking into a world economy in ruin, two on-going wars, the rise os suspected Russian domination in eastern Europe just to name a few of the problems to be considered while putting together the best minds for advice and opinion. Yee-Haa For One Trucking Company Any of you folks that are/were truckers or other travelers, know that Mount Vernon, Ill., is near the intersection of I-57 and I-64 and home of several large truck stops. Well, in September, '008, the City of Mount Vernon approved the addition of a city tax of 2-cents/gallon [diesel only] in addition to all other fuel taxes. The city also has a 1-percent restaurant/beverage Tax and a 2-percent telecommunications tax. David Schnautz, the General Manager for Clark Freight Lines, Inc., Pasadena, Tx., notified 200+ company and leased drivers not to fuel in Mount Vernon, Ill. Congrats to Mr Schnautz for this decision!! It's the same reason I rarely fueled in New York State unless necessary, then only enough to get me to a state line. Til Nex'time...............