Fantasy Cabinet game, pt. 2

[LastMcGovernite]

Hark! Round 7 of the Fantasy Cabinet Draft is upon us.

If you missed a pick from an earlier round, you can make it at any time after. I've noted which picks you are missing on the google sheet linked below.

If you would like to join in the game, I'd be happy to welcome you. PM me for instructions.

For the seventh round:

BattistaMinola, Clinton/Kaine Voter, and Our Enemy the Irish will pick from the Northeast.
UtahNeoLib, Beesley, and myself will pick from the South.
NY Express, RGM2609, Ishan, and Senator OBD will pick from the Midwest.
The Fonz, KaiserDave, Gassman, and OldSchoolRepublican will pick from the West.

A. The Northeast (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC)
B. The South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, TX, OK) + Territories
C. The Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE)
D. The West (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV, AZ, NM, ID, MT, CO, WY, UT).


Remember that you will need to pick a...

1. Secretary of State
2. Secretary of the Treasury
3. Secretary of Defense
4. Attorney General
5. Secretary of the Interior
6. Secretary of Agriculture
7. Secretary of Commerce
8. Secretary of Labor
9. Secretary of Health and Human Services
10. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation
12. Secretary of Energy
13. Secretary of Education
14. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
15. Secretary of Homeland Security

To help you keep track of who is off the board, I've started a google sheet at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

We shall end this round  at 8 pm EST on Monday. Let me know if you prefer not to be tagged when a new round starts.

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President: John Bel Edwards

President Dennis Kucinich then for a different flavor of crank.

[LastMcGovernite]

So far, all my picks have come from blue (2020) states, but that's about to change.

For my Secretary of Commerce, I draft entrepreneur, data nerd, and mayor of Louisville, Greg Fischer.

President: Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Vice President: Julian Castro (TX)

Secretary of State: VACANT
Secretary of the Treasury: Katie Porter (CA)
Secretary of Defense: Tim Walz (MN)
Attorney General: Preet Bharara (NY)
Secretary of the Interior: VACANT
Secretary of Agriculture: VACANT
Secretary of Commerce: Greg Fischer (KY)
Secretary of Labor: VACANT
Secretary of Health and Human Services: VACANT
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: VACANT
Secretary of Transportation: Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA)
Secretary of Energy: VACANT
Secretary of Education: Jahana Hayes (CT)
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: VACANT
Secretary of Homeland Security: Xavier Becarra (CA)

[LastMcGovernite]

Jim Webb for Secretary of Defense.

Ishan: I'm afraid your pick this round needs to be from the Midwest. (And you also have an earlier pick from the South that you can take. Remember, though, that Virginia is part of the Northeast for the purposes of this draft.)

[LastMcGovernite]

Zounds! Round 8 of the Fantasy Cabinet Draft is upon us.

If you missed a pick from an earlier round, you can make it at any time after. I've noted which picks you are missing on the google sheet linked below.

If you would like to join in the game, I'd be happy to welcome you. PM me for instructions.

For round #8:

The Fonz, KaiserDave, Gassman, and OldSchoolRepublican will pick from the Northeast.
BattistaMinola, Clinton/Kaine Voter, and Our Enemy the Irish will pick from the South.
UtahNeoLib, Beesley, and myself will pick from the Midwest.
NY Express, RGM2609, Ishan, and Senator OBD will pick from the West.


A. The Northeast (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC)
B. The South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, TX, OK) + Territories
C. The Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE)
D. The West (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV, AZ, NM, ID, MT, CO, WY, UT).


Remember that you will need to pick a...

1. Secretary of State
2. Secretary of the Treasury
3. Secretary of Defense
4. Attorney General
5. Secretary of the Interior
6. Secretary of Agriculture
7. Secretary of Commerce
8. Secretary of Labor
9. Secretary of Health and Human Services
10. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation
12. Secretary of Energy
13. Secretary of Education
14. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
15. Secretary of Homeland Security

To help you keep track of who is off the board, I've started a google sheet at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

We shall end this round  at 8 pm EST on Wednesday. Let me know if you prefer not to be tagged when a new round starts.

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President: John Bel Edwards

President Dennis Kucinich then for a different flavor of crank.

[LastMcGovernite]

For HUD, I draft Nan Whaley, mayor of Dayton.

[LastMcGovernite]

Loree Sutton for the VA

It's round 8, and you are the first player to pick someone for the VA!

[LastMcGovernite]

By my trowth! Round 9 of the Fantasy Cabinet Draft is upon us. This is our last "Swing around the circle"- everyone needs to make one more pick from each of the four regions in rounds 9-12. That will leave three remaining selections afterward. I'm inclined to just have people announce their three final choices at the end all at once. At that point, we are unlikely to inadvertently "take one another's picks"

If you missed a pick from an earlier round, you can make it at any time after. I've noted which picks you are missing on the google sheet linked below.

If you would like to join in the game, I'd be happy to welcome you. PM me for instructions.

For the ninth round:

NY Express, RGM2609, Ishan, and Senator OBD will pick from the Northeast.
The Fonz, KaiserDave, Gassman, and OldSchoolRepublican will pick from the South.
BattistaMinola, Clinton/Kaine Voter, and Our Enemy the Irish will pick from the Midwest.
UtahNeoLib, Beesley, and myself will pick from the West.

A. The Northeast (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC)
B. The South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, TX, OK) + Territories
C. The Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE)
D. The West (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV, AZ, NM, ID, MT, CO, WY, UT).


Remember that you will need to pick a...

1. Secretary of State
2. Secretary of the Treasury
3. Secretary of Defense
4. Attorney General
5. Secretary of the Interior
6. Secretary of Agriculture
7. Secretary of Commerce
8. Secretary of Labor
9. Secretary of Health and Human Services
10. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation
12. Secretary of Energy
13. Secretary of Education
14. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
15. Secretary of Homeland Security

To help you keep track of who is off the board, I've started a google sheet at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

We shall end this round  at 8 pm EST on Friday. Let me know if you prefer not to be tagged when a new round starts.

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President: John Bel Edwards

President Dennis Kucinich then for a different flavor of crank.

[LastMcGovernite]

I weighed some different options for Secretary of the Interior, but I landed on former Washington governor Christine Gregoire.

President: Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Vice President: Julian Castro (TX)

Secretary of State: VACANT
Secretary of the Treasury: Katie Porter (CA)
Secretary of Defense: Tim Walz (MN)
Attorney General: Preet Bharara (NY)
Secretary of the Interior: Christine Gregoire (WA)
Secretary of Agriculture: VACANT
Secretary of Commerce: Greg Fischer (KY)
Secretary of Labor: VACANT
Secretary of Health and Human Services: VACANT
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Nan Whaley (OH)
Secretary of Transportation: Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA)
Secretary of Energy: VACANT
Secretary of Education: Jahana Hayes (CT)
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: VACANT
Secretary of Homeland Security: Xavier Becarra (CA)

[LastMcGovernite]

Anyone else want to get their picks in before the round ends tonight?

[LastMcGovernite]

Forsooth! Round 10 of the Fantasy Cabinet Draft is upon us.

If you missed a pick from an earlier round, you can make it at any time after. I've noted which picks you are missing on the google sheet linked below.

If you would like to join in the game, I'd be happy to welcome you. PM me for instructions.

For the tenth round:

UtahNeoLib, Beesley, and myself will pick from the Northeast.
NY Express, RGM2609, Ishan, and Senator OBD will pick from the South.
The Fonz, KaiserDave, Gassman, and OldSchoolRepublican will pick from the Midwest.
BattistaMinola, Clinton/Kaine Voter, and Our Enemy the Irish will pick from the West.

A. The Northeast (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC)
B. The South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, TX, OK) + Territories
C. The Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE)
D. The West (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV, AZ, NM, ID, MT, CO, WY, UT).


Remember that you will need to pick a...

1. Secretary of State
2. Secretary of the Treasury
3. Secretary of Defense
4. Attorney General
5. Secretary of the Interior
6. Secretary of Agriculture
7. Secretary of Commerce
8. Secretary of Labor
9. Secretary of Health and Human Services
10. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation
12. Secretary of Energy
13. Secretary of Education
14. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
15. Secretary of Homeland Security

To help you keep track of who is off the board, I've started a google sheet at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

We shall end this round  at 8 pm EST on Sunday. Let me know if you prefer not to be tagged when a new round starts.

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President: John Bel Edwards

President Dennis Kucinich then for a different flavor of crank.

[LastMcGovernite]

For the VA, I'll take the the guy who for many years represented the congressional district where my son was born: Mike Michaud. Also, just to show I'm not a ~complete~ hack, my next two picks will be Republicans.

President: Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Vice President: Julian Castro (TX)

Secretary of State: VACANT
Secretary of the Treasury: Katie Porter (CA)
Secretary of Defense: Tim Walz (MN)
Attorney General: Preet Bharara (NY)
Secretary of the Interior: Christine Gregoire (WA)
Secretary of Agriculture: VACANT
Secretary of Commerce: Greg Fischer (KY)
Secretary of Labor: VACANT
Secretary of Health and Human Services: VACANT
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Nan Whaley (OH)
Secretary of Transportation: Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA)
Secretary of Energy: VACANT
Secretary of Education: Jahana Hayes (CT)
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: Mike Michaud (ME)
Secretary of Homeland Security: Xavier Becarra (CA) [/size]

[LastMcGovernite]

Gadzooks! Round 11 of the Fantasy Cabinet Draft has dawned.

If you missed a pick from an earlier round, you can make it at any time after. I've noted which picks you are missing on the google sheet linked below.

If you would like to join in the game, I'd be happy to welcome you. PM me for instructions.

For the eleventh round:

BattistaMinola, Clinton/Kaine Voter, and Our Enemy the Irish will pick from the Northeast.
UtahNeoLib, Beesley, and myself will pick from the South.
NY Express, RGM2609, Ishan, and Senator OBD will pick from the Midwest.
The Fonz, KaiserDave, Gassman, and OldSchoolRepublican will pick from the West.


A. The Northeast (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC)
B. The South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, TX, OK) + Territories
C. The Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE)
D. The West (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV, AZ, NM, ID, MT, CO, WY, UT).


Remember that you will need to pick a...

1. Secretary of State
2. Secretary of the Treasury
3. Secretary of Defense
4. Attorney General
5. Secretary of the Interior
6. Secretary of Agriculture
7. Secretary of Commerce
8. Secretary of Labor
9. Secretary of Health and Human Services
10. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation
12. Secretary of Energy
13. Secretary of Education
14. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
15. Secretary of Homeland Security

To help you keep track of who is off the board, I've started a google sheet at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

We shall end this round  at 8 pm EST on Tuesday. Let me know if you prefer not to be tagged when a new round starts.

[LastMcGovernite]

I'm reaching across the aisle for David Beasley. Although he was governor of South Carolina in the 90s, he has been the Executive Director for the World Food Programme for the last four years. Last year, that organization won the Nobel Peace Prize- so I believe this is still a valid pick for the 2010s.

President: Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Vice President: Julian Castro (TX)

Secretary of State: VACANT
Secretary of the Treasury: Katie Porter (CA)
Secretary of Defense: Tim Walz (MN)
Attorney General: Preet Bharara (NY)
Secretary of the Interior: Christine Gregoire (WA)
Secretary of Agriculture: David Beasley (SC)
Secretary of Commerce: Greg Fischer (KY)
Secretary of Labor: VACANT
Secretary of Health and Human Services: VACANT
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Nan Whaley (OH)
Secretary of Transportation: Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA)
Secretary of Energy: VACANT
Secretary of Education: Jahana Hayes (CT)
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: Mike Michaud (ME)
Secretary of Homeland Security: Xavier Becarra (CA) [/size]

[LastMcGovernite]

Also, did you not approve my pick of Annise Parker last round?

She was Mayor of Houston from 2010-2016, so she should qualify under both the old rules and the new rules.

She's good...i'm just forgetful!

[LastMcGovernite]

Selecting Tony Evers of Wisconsin for Education.

I'm afraid Utah Neolib already picked him. Have you got an alternative choice for this round?

[LastMcGovernite]

Here we are--  Round 12 of the Fantasy Cabinet Draft.


This is our last regionally-bound draft pick. For Round 13, I'm inclined to just let everyone make their last 3 choices at once-- and these picks can be from anywhere in the country. Sound good?

For the twelfth round:

The Fonz, KaiserDave, Gassman, and OldSchoolRepublican will pick from the Northeast.
BattistaMinola, Clinton/Kaine Voter, and Our Enemy the Irish will pick from the South.
UtahNeoLib, Beesley, and myself will pick from the Midwest.
NY Express, RGM2609, Ishan, and Senator OBD will pick from the West.



A. The Northeast (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC)
B. The South (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, TX, OK) + Territories
C. The Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE)
D. The West (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV, AZ, NM, ID, MT, CO, WY, UT).


Remember that you will need to pick a...

1. Secretary of State
2. Secretary of the Treasury
3. Secretary of Defense
4. Attorney General
5. Secretary of the Interior
6. Secretary of Agriculture
7. Secretary of Commerce
8. Secretary of Labor
9. Secretary of Health and Human Services
10. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation
12. Secretary of Energy
13. Secretary of Education
14. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
15. Secretary of Homeland Security

To help you keep track of who is off the board, I've started a google sheet at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

We shall end this round  at 8 pm EST on Thursday. Let me know if you prefer not to be tagged when a new round starts.

[LastMcGovernite]

I was going to be more bipartisan, but given how this week is shaping up, I’m in no mood for that. Another WFP director, Ertharin Cousin of Chicago, as my Secretary of State.

President: Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Vice President: Julian Castro (TX)

Secretary of State: Ertharin Cousin (IL)
Secretary of the Treasury: Katie Porter (CA)
Secretary of Defense: Tim Walz (MN)
Attorney General: Preet Bharara (NY)
Secretary of the Interior: Christine Gregoire (WA)
Secretary of Agriculture: David Beasley (SC)
Secretary of Commerce: Greg Fischer (KY)
Secretary of Labor: VACANT
Secretary of Health and Human Services: VACANT
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Nan Whaley (OH)
Secretary of Transportation: Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA)
Secretary of Energy: VACANT
Secretary of Education: Jahana Hayes (CT)
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: Mike Michaud (ME)
Secretary of Homeland Security: Xavier Becarra (CA) [/size]

[LastMcGovernite]

Debbie Dingell for Secretary of Labor seems to be the only reasonable choice, given that my prospective Secretary of the Interior is male.

Are you trying to hit certain demographic numbers? I find myself doing that even subconsciously sometimes!

[LastMcGovernite]

Looks like our project is ending with a whimper as folks lose interest. That’s okay- this was all for fun anyway- but let’s wrap things up. Having made three picks from each region, you are free to use your remaining picks from anywhere in the United States. As long as nobody else picked them first and they were active in the 2010s, it’s fine!

If you have missed any previous rounds, take a look and see what spots you still have left on the google sheet, and feel free to recruit any outstanding cabinet secretaries: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKijLTH6JqoAZlPlzOJ1dn0DP-vM7PswwmdgpE57jCU/edit?usp=sharing.

I’ll post my last three soon but for now- thank you for playing! If people are interested, perhaps we could offer some commentary on others’ cabinets and explain the thinking behind how we compiled our own.

[LastMcGovernite]

Last three picks:

Secretary of HHS: Joyce M. Johnson of MD. Rear Admiral. Surgeon General of the USCG. Practiced medicine on all seven continents.

Secretary of Labor: Bonnie Castillo of CA. NICU nurses probably saved my son's life, and nurses in general are keeping our health care system above water during this time. She's Executive Director of National Nurses United.

Secretary of Energy: Daniel Kammen of CA. UC Berkeley expert on climate change and renewable energy. Led an intergovernmental commission that won a Nobel Prize for his study of climate change. Former science envoy for the State Dept. Also the son of one of my favorite historians.

I tried to pick serious, progressive policy wonks who I could trust to administer ethically. Like Cardinal, I suppose Christian Democracy was my aim, but with a more of a social justice Christianity than a socially moderate/economically populist model that (unless I misunderstand him) he was aiming for. I wanted a diverse cabinet- both demographically and in terms of experience. Without necessarily trying for these outcomes, a majority of eight were women (Cousin, Porter, Gregoire, Castillo, Johnson, Whaley, Lance-Bottoms, Hayes) and seven identify as some kind of racial minority (Cousin, Bharara, Castillo, Becarra, Hayes, Lance-Bottoms, and Johnson--who is a member of the Wesget Sipu tribe).

On a different board, I'd be tempted to have people work out their "Dream Cabinet of the 60s/70s, or 80s/90s" or something like that if there is still interest. No drafting this time, just headhunting your cabinet.

President: Elizabeth Warren (MA)
Vice President: Julian Castro (TX)

Secretary of State: Ertharin Cousin (IL)
Secretary of the Treasury: Katie Porter (CA)
Secretary of Defense: Tim Walz (MN)
Attorney General: Preet Bharara (NY)
Secretary of the Interior: Christine Gregoire (WA)
Secretary of Agriculture: David Beasley (SC)
Secretary of Commerce: Greg Fischer (KY)
Secretary of Labor: Bonnie Castillo (CA)
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Joyce M. Johnson (MD)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Nan Whaley (OH)
Secretary of Transportation: Keisha Lance Bottoms (GA)
Secretary of Energy: Daniel Kammen (CA)
Secretary of Education: Jahana Hayes (CT)
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs: Mike Michaud (ME)
Secretary of Homeland Security: Xavier Becarra (CA) [/size]