What would a Romney Cabinet look like?

[Mr. Morden]

Secretary of State: Paula Dobriansky or Jon Huntsman
Secretary of Defense: David Petraeus
Secretary of the Treasury: Meg Whitman or Robert Zoellick
Attorney General: Chris Christie, Susana Martinez, or Bob McDonnell
National Security Advisor: Dov Zakheim
UN Ambassador: Christopher Burnham

[Mr. Morden]

Secretary of Homeland Security: Joe Lieberman:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/aug/2/lieberman-open-serving-romney-administration/

[Mr. Morden]

Secretary of Homeland Security: Joe Lieberman:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/aug/2/lieberman-open-serving-romney-administration/

(Big No)

Cabinet members don't usually determine a president's fate, but Lieberman anywhere in Romney's administration would likely guarantee a Democrat becomes our 46th President on January 20, 2017 and would raise the likelihood of a Democratic wave in 2014.

That's absurd.  I don't think Lieberman has been polled nationally since 2009 when health care reform was the hot topic, and back then opinion was fairly evenly split on him, with many people having no opinion:

http://www.pollingreport.com/l.htm

My guess is that the number with no opinion has only grown in the last few years, since he hasn't been in the news much.

[Mr. Morden]

Petraeus is ineligible to be Secretary of Defense.  By law, no one who has served in the military in the past ten years may hold that post.  The earliest he could hold that post would be September 2021.

Ah, forgot about that.  In that case, replace Petraeus on my list with Stephen Hadley.  Or maybe even Lieberman if he doesn't get Homeland Security.  Romney will want some pretend bipartisanship in a high profile position, and who better to fulfil the need for pretend bipartisanship than Lieberman?

[Mr. Morden]

Herman Cain will likely be appointed Secretary of Defense.

No, Secretary of Animal Torture.

[Mr. Morden]

Meg Whitman claims she won't accept a Cabinet post:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80211.html?hp=r10

Then again, it's not unheard of for people to deny interest in another job up until the moment that it's offered.

[Mr. Morden]

Politico predicts who'll be considered for various Cabinet spots:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80233.html?hp=f3

Mike Leavitt: either Chief of Staff or Sec. of Treasury
Glenn Hubbard: either Fed Reserve Chairman or Sec. of Treasury
Dan Senor: either National Security Advisor or Deputy Chief of Staff
Kevin Madden: White House spokesman
Ed Gillespie: "well-positioned for a top counselor job"
Ed Rendell: Sec. of Transportation (this seems rather far-fetched to me)
Beth Myers: senior advisor ("the new Valerie Jarrett")
Jack Gerard: either Chief of Staff or Sec. of Energy
Luis Fortuno: either Sec. of Commerce or Sec. of Interior
Ben Ginsburg: White House counsel
Peter Flaherty & Bob White: "some kind of broad strategic role like Myers"
Kerry Healey: foreign policy advice of some kind
Tim Pawlenty: Sec. of Education
Rob Portman: Sec. of Treasury
Robert Zoellick: Sec. of State
Bobby Jindal: Sec. of HHS
Harold Hamm, James Connaughton, Linda Stuntz, or Joe Barton: Sec. of Energy if it doesn't go to Gerard
Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling, Marion Blakey, or John Mica: Sec. of Transportation