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Renew Deal

(81,882 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:54 PM Nov 2012

What position should Romney get in Obama's cabinet?

Obama nominated Hillary for SOS when he won. Obama likes his "Team of Rivals" strategy. Should Obama nominate Romney for a cabinet position? Maybe Secretary of State? How about Treasury or Commerce?

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What position should Romney get in Obama's cabinet? (Original Post) Renew Deal Nov 2012 OP
Secretary of Making Shit Up As I Go Along... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #1
if bill clinton is the "secretary of explaining stuff" renegade000 Nov 2012 #2
Sounds about right Renew Deal Nov 2012 #5
Secretary of the example of what not to do or say aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #16
The same one Romney would have appointed him to. n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #3
How about this one? Bluzmann57 Nov 2012 #4
Yep. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #8
He'll be having a nevous breakdown...according to Ann. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #37
SOJ? Control-Z Nov 2012 #6
Water boy... EnviroBat Nov 2012 #7
Ambassador from Kolob? flamingdem Nov 2012 #9
lol Renew Deal Nov 2012 #17
the last thing Goldman Sachs wants maxsolomon Nov 2012 #10
Why is that? GiaGiovanni Nov 2012 #43
He's not THEIR kind of Wall Street guy. maxsolomon Nov 2012 #48
none, zero, ziltch... PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #11
Secretary of Tax Avoidance? closeupready Nov 2012 #12
That's a good one too Renew Deal Nov 2012 #18
Secretary of Tax reform Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #39
He should be the old, ratty coat hung up in the back. Kablooie Nov 2012 #13
Food taster or groundskeeper Myrina Nov 2012 #14
First Ambassador to Antarctica /nt libertypirate Nov 2012 #15
Aww, you beat me to it! LongTomH Nov 2012 #56
If this was someone like Christie or Rubio that Obama had beat... LynneSin Nov 2012 #19
Department of Get the Hell Out n/t TheDonkey Nov 2012 #20
White House Press Secretary gravity Nov 2012 #21
lol Renew Deal Nov 2012 #23
Doorman. n/t arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #22
How about national court jester? BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #24
Janitor Ya Basta Nov 2012 #25
Spam deleted by Lucy Goosey (MIR Team) gutierrez Nov 2012 #26
Ambassador to Bullshit Mountain. bluesbassman Nov 2012 #40
He's not qualified for anything apples and oranges Nov 2012 #27
He's not funny enough to be a fool or a jester. Maybe chamber pot bearer or stable boy. Erose999 Nov 2012 #28
Bo's pooper scooper Beowulf Nov 2012 #29
Raise Funds and oversee the private sector response to Sandy. buczak Nov 2012 #30
Shim Scootaloo Nov 2012 #31
Ambassador to the Cayman Islands alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #32
tee hee! flamingdem Nov 2012 #33
Secretary of............ Deez Nuuuuuutz! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2012 #34
Poopmaster General datasuspect Nov 2012 #35
You have to have at least 4 years experience as a poopsmith ... dawg Nov 2012 #47
He Can Clean up Road Kill on Pennsylvania Avenue Dirty Socialist Nov 2012 #36
If I were Obama, I'd appoint Romney to lead a business taskforce WilmywoodNCparalegal Nov 2012 #38
Chief dog catcher. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #41
Shoe Shine Boy. broiles Nov 2012 #42
In between the ramen noodles and those canned beans that nobody ever eats n/t LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #44
HELL NO! dem4ward Nov 2012 #45
U.S. Ambassador to Kolob, the planet Mormons come from? McCamy Taylor Nov 2012 #46
Chief Poop Scooper cali Nov 2012 #49
There is no place for Mitt Romney in the President's cabinet Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #50
Next to the can of split pea soup and the 10 year old spam. n/t cynatnite Nov 2012 #51
I'm a fan of the standard Canadian promotion-to-exile technique Posteritatis Nov 2012 #52
Dogwalker??? Noooo.... renie408 Nov 2012 #53
He should stand in the corner and serve drinks. sibelian Nov 2012 #54
None. People in Obama's cabinet have to be willing to work. n/t gkhouston Nov 2012 #55
How about "pool boy"? n/t GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #57

maxsolomon

(33,419 posts)
10. the last thing Goldman Sachs wants
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:58 PM
Nov 2012

is Mitt Romney at Treasury.

Romeny gets nothing except retirement with a billion dollars.

maxsolomon

(33,419 posts)
48. He's not THEIR kind of Wall Street guy.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:50 PM
Nov 2012

he doesn't literally work at Goldman Sachs, like Geithner did.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
39. Secretary of Tax reform
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:34 PM
Nov 2012

He's knows all the ways to cheat...then we do just the opposite. We'd end up with a pretty good reform where the 1% and corp. pay their fair share. But don't bet on it!

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
56. Aww, you beat me to it!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:07 PM
Nov 2012

Here's a nice pair of earmuffs and a scarf, Mitt. We'll expect regular reports!

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
19. If this was someone like Christie or Rubio that Obama had beat...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:02 PM
Nov 2012

I'd say 'yeah let's make them a part of the team'

However

Romney is a sociopathic asshole who I wouldn't trust to run a kids lemonade stand. good riddance to that whole family

gravity

(4,157 posts)
21. White House Press Secretary
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:03 PM
Nov 2012

His skills of bullshitting and evading questions will make him perfect for the job

 

Ya Basta

(391 posts)
25. Janitor
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:07 PM
Nov 2012

Isn't that what one of these republiCONS suggested for the poor kids to do in rich kid's schools?


buczak

(175 posts)
30. Raise Funds and oversee the private sector response to Sandy.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:14 PM
Nov 2012

Seriously.

I think a good role for him is to raise funds from the private sector and oversee the private sector response to Sandy.
- This could include getting companies (like home depot, lowe's, etc) to loosen credit.
- Support the Red Cross by raising funds from 1%ers, etc. I think Trump may have 5 million hanging around.
- Mobilize corporates to donate people and resources.
- Support Obama's initiative for a infrastructure bank for the NE and other regions

I don't think think Romney would accept such a position because there hasn't been a history of him doing any sort of purely charity work without some angle for him to make money or a deal for himself. I think the olympics for him was a chance for him to pad his resume.



dawg

(10,624 posts)
47. You have to have at least 4 years experience as a poopsmith ...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:47 PM
Nov 2012

before you can serve as Poopmaster General. I think it's in the Constitution. Anyway, it's constitutional.

WilmywoodNCparalegal

(2,654 posts)
38. If I were Obama, I'd appoint Romney to lead a business taskforce
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:29 PM
Nov 2012

to find ways to improve hiring by companies that are sitting on piles of cash. I seriously do think that would be a great role for Romney.

 

dem4ward

(323 posts)
45. HELL NO!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:46 PM
Nov 2012

Romney is a joke and would bring down the Obama administration. Besides Romney is already on his way to Kolob.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
50. There is no place for Mitt Romney in the President's cabinet
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:00 PM
Nov 2012

Secretary of State? Have you forgotten his trip to Europe in the early summer? Some diplomat he made!

Treasury secretary? Geithner is leaving. Why give that job to another Wall Street whore?

Commerce? Are you kidding? After the captains of industry tanked the economy under Bush the Frat Boy and acted the last four years like they are entitled to bailouts as a business model, a former CEO, especially one out of the financial sector, is the last person we should want directing business and trade policy. I don't know what they're teaching in Ivy League business schools these days, but the graduates from those august institutions clearly have no clue how to run a business.

How about secretary of labor? We could use his proven job creating abilities. On second thought, maybe the Chinese government should make him that country's labor minister.

OK, I know you're being facetious, Renew Deal, but I can play along.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)
52. I'm a fan of the standard Canadian promotion-to-exile technique
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:02 PM
Nov 2012

Minister of Youth Fitness and Amateur Sport.

sibelian

(7,804 posts)
54. He should stand in the corner and serve drinks.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:04 PM
Nov 2012

He probably isn't sufficiently together even for that, if I'm honest.
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