Steven Chu, originally uploaded by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
While Obama has received heaps of praise for his Cabinet selections thus far – and probably deservedly so – two of his most recent picks stand out. (I do, however, like Frank Rich, have reservations about his economic team, especially Larry SumDog.)
Eric Shinseki, for secretary of Veterans Affairs, is a symbolic beauty. The most outspoken military critic of the Iraq War returns to government to head the department that is responsible for the well-being of America’s soldiers. Beautiful.
And Steven Chu, a Nobel laureate with a passion for tackling climate change, will head the Energy Department – formerly a hangout for Bush and Cheney’s oil brethren. Priceless.
Obama and his team have hit their stride with these two. Let’s hope they continue to get it right. (A food secretary would be phenomenal!)
And from here on out, I’m thinking all his picks should be Asian Americans. They are the smartest Americans.
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