If Sen. John McCain (D-AZ) prevails in his bid to keep the White House in Republican hands for the next four years, one of his most hawkish colleagues could find himself overseeing the Department of Defense, State or Homeland Security within a McCain White House.
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrats’ onetime vice presidential nominee who left the party last year, is seen as a likely McCain pick for a cabinet level appointment, according to Roll Call:
Atop McCain’s short list, according to closely aligned Republican Senators and aides, likely would be two of the Arizonan’s most vocal supporters: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for attorney general or Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) as secretary of State, Defense or Homeland Security. Graham and Lieberman have been stumping for McCain for months and are considered two of the most loyal and ardent backers of his Iraq War policy.
“Those are two of the most obvious choices from the Senate,” observed one Republican Senate aide.
Other long-shot possibilities for McCain could include Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) at Treasury or Justice, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) at Veterans Affairs, or even conservative Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who is retiring in 2010, as attorney general or secretary of Health and Human Services. Several GOP sources advised that a Brownback selection is unlikely, however, since Kansas is home to a Democratic governor and Obama supporter in Kathleen Sebelius.
Lieberman remains one of the most ardently supportive voices for President Bush’s war effort in the Senate, and he has suggested expanding the war from Iraq to Iran… [emphasis added]
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Can you imagine LIEberman as SecDef? That would be a worse combination than Bush/Rumsfeld! What better way could he ensure that the “more wars” he has promised will be realized, if he is elected?
Cross-posted from Politics Plus
