Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius is my front runner for Vice President on the Obama ticket. While she is criticized for not being “flashy” enough for a national stage – I not only believe Ba-rock has enough star power for both, but really, when was charisma a prerequisite for V-P?
With Sebelius you have a popular governor who turned her state’s economy around without raising taxes. She is strong on education, health care and the environment. She has been married for 33 years and has two grown sons who grew up in the Topeka public school system.
Plus – given the purely symbolic nature of American politics – she will win over the needed “white women over 50″ vote and with the balance of looking experienced, youthful and attractive, she neutralizes McCain’s supposed maturity.
Yes, I know she is not from a “big state,” but it has voted “red” in the past and Governor Sebelius does have a record of connecting with Republicans. I shutter to think what might happen if seniors in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California could be swayed by her.
Rounding out my “dream cabinet” are: Wesley Clark for Secretary of Defense, Bill Richardson for Secretary of State, Al Gore for Secretary of Energy, Jim Webb for Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs, Chuck Hagel for Secretary for Homeland Security and are you ready for this?…..drum roll please……For Attorney General, one of the best litigators and fighters in the U.S. Senate – from New York, Sen. Hillary Clinton — how’s that for shaking things up?
