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Secretary of Agriculture
White House Counsel
These posts are not necessarily in the sequence of issues and priorities as highlighted above. Rather I believe priorities will NOT be as defined during that CNN interview because of the continuous challenges we're facing, particularly when the daily economic problem becomes a moving target not only domestically but also globally. Just as we can't continue unilateral politics and we need NATO allied to fight terrorism and win war in Afghanistan; same goes with the Economy. In a global economy, like in any integrated financial system, we can't fix the banking or credit system in the US without considering the impact on other modules of that system. Whether the module is called G7, G8 or G20 it must part of the Market whether we want it or not. Otherwise, we end up paying the price as we are today.
That being said about the economy, what about healthcare reform?
Can we afford to push back the agenda or make healthcare less important? How can Ted Kennedy help push forward Obama's healthcare agenda? To me, human capital is essential part of the economic system. We need a healthy population for a healthy economy. Now it's a matter of finding a system that doen't put too much burden on Taxpayers nor continue to only benefit corporate companies, doctors or hospitals.
The last few days we talked about Howard Dean, someone I believe is the best contender to Department of Health. I'd say the same for Hillary Clinton too, if Secretary of State post was to be given to Bill Richardson (and I hope so but I trust President-Elect Obama to take the right decision). Dean would still have the option of be being the FDA Commissioner in Obama's Presidency.
Now Uncle Teddy is back, let's see what he has to say. Most importantly I'm happy to see the Camelot closer to US administration or OBAMELOT. I believe more than before the Obama's administration will have the Kennedy very much involved with Bobby Junior (EPA) Caroline Kennedy (Education) and, on the other hand Uncle Ted Kennedy energetic as ever to pushing Healthcare agenda forward.
I think the focus should remain a US well educated and highly productive Middle class in any case if we want to boost economy and compete globally. Keeping that in mind, which priority would you define to help President-Elect turn this economy around? Would it be FDR approach as during the great depression or the Obama's new way considering the current financial crisis? or would it be something in between?
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