The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments-the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. Under President George W. Bush, Cabinet-level rank also has been accorded to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, National Drug Control Policy; and the U.S. Trade Representative.
Here are My Picks (Alternates in Parentheses):
President of the United States: Oprah Winfrey
Cabinet-Rank Officers:
Vice-President: Hillary Rodham Clinton (William Jefferson Clinton)
Environmental Protection Agency - Administrator: Robert Kennedy, Jr. (Al Gore)
Office and Management and Budget - Director: George Soros
National Drug Control Policy - Director: Bill Maher
U.S. Trade Representative: Steve Jobs
Executive Departments:
Attorney General of the United States: Eliot Spitzer
Secretary of Agriculture: stumped
Secretary of Commerce: Bill Gates
Secretary of Defense: General Wesley C. Clark
Secretary of Education: Barack Obama
Secretary of Energy: Henry Waxman
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Dr. Howard Dean
Secretary of Homeland Security: Joseph C. Wilson (Raymond W. Kelly)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Charles Rangel
Secretary of the Interior: Al Gore (Robert Kennedy)
Secretary of Labor: Barbara Boxer
Secretary of State: William Jefferson Clinton
Secretary of Transportation: stumped
Secretary of the Treasury: Michael Bloomberg
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: John Kerry
And last but not least, for White House Press Secretary: Al Franken
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