Hotel executive and Obama donor Penny Pritzker will nominated for Commerce secretary today. Pritzker, the Tribune notes, "has had rocky relations with labor unions," which is one way of putting it. Another way: "Penny Pritzker has a long and storied history as an anti-labor and anti-worker kind of boss."
President Obama has named Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his transportation secretary.
Herman Cain Actually Asked Henry Kissinger to Be His Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger is an old sociopathic war criminal who'd be arrested in most countries for his horrible crimes against humanity — or, as they call such people in Washington, an elder statesman. More importantly, he's one of the few foreign policy guys Herman Cain's heard of! That's why he offered him the job of…
Tim Geithner Sticking Around for Another Year
Despite rumors to the contrary, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will stay in his post through the campaign season. Not because he's good at his job, so much as because confirming anyone else would be a huge pain. [Politico]
Tim Geithner Is Finally Ready to Quit
Who's the last remaining initial member of President Obama's core economic team? The one people really don't like, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. But this job and his term as president of the New York Fed immediately proceeding it are exhausting him. It's backbreaking work, hoisting that money-launching cannon aimed…
Budget Head Peter Orszag to Leave Post in July
Possibly-bald Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag will step down in July, the first cabinet-level official to leave the Obama administration. Orszag, who oversaw two budgets, is engaged to GMA anchor Bianna Golodryga, and is really tall. [Bloomberg]
Meet Commerce Secretary No. 3
Hooray, we have a Commerce Secretary! And he adds yet more serious-minded post-partisan competence and diversity to the cabinet!
Judd Gregg Withdraws, Because He Doesn't Like Obama
Will America never get its precious Commerce Secretary? Obama's latest Commerce nominee, Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, has just withdrawn from consideration. Maybe they shouldn't have picked a guy who opposes Obama on everything?
Obama Didn't Want You In His Cabinet Anyhow, Dick Parsons
Obama's plan to have a cabinet full of politico-celebrity superstars is turning out to be the least successful Obama plan
ever. Already, have taken themselves out of consideration. That was a major emotional blow, because they are both known to get the party started right. And now former Time Warner chief Dick…
