There's already a lot of speculation as to President Obama's second term cabinet. This diary is only in part intended to add to the speculation. It is also that but my aim really is to round up some of the names floated for different positions and come up with a coherent picture. I wanted to create a cabinet that both represents all facets of the United States of America of 2012 - making it half female and including the first LGBT cabinet member - while at the same time making sure that each and every person is more than qualified for the role I assigned him or her.
While this very much is an imaginary cabinet, it is not necessarily my progressive dream cabinet. I've tried to come up with realistic, qualified, yet diverse choices for these positions. Being realistic also means that it is likely that the President will include people with a business background and one or two Republicans. My choices below reflect this. I've also decided not to include any sitting Senators or Governors after last time around (with Sen. Burris and Gov. Brewer; and Blago in jail). Therefore, I did not include Senators Kerry and Durbin or Gov. Patrick even though President Obama might choose to do so.
My proposal for President Obama's second term cabinet with further individual explanations is below the fold: