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President Bush's Cabinet
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments-the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. Under President George W. Bush, Cabinet-level rank also has been accorded to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, National Drug Control Policy; and the U.S. Trade Representative.
- Department of Agriculture
- Secretary Mike Johanns
- http://www.usda.gov
- Department of the Interior
- Secretary Gale Norton
- http://www.doi.gov
- Department of Commerce
- Secretary Carlos Gutierrez
- http://www.doc.gov
- Department of Justice
- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
- http://www.usdoj.gov
- Department of Defense
- Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
- http://www.defenselink.mil
- Department of Labor
- Secretary Elaine Chao
- http://www.dol.gov
- Department of Education
- Secretary Margaret Spellings
- http://www.ed.gov
- Department of State
- Secretary Condoleezza Rice
- http://www.state.gov
- Department of Energy
- Secretary Samuel W. Bodman
- http://www.energy.gov
- Department of Transportation
- Secretary Norman Mineta
- http://www.dot.gov
- Department of Health &
- Human Services
- Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
- http://www.hhs.gov
- Department of the Treasury
- Secretary John Snow
- http://www.ustreas.gov
- Department of
- Homeland Security
- Secretary Michael Chertoff
- http://www.dhs.gov
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary Jim Nicholson
- http://www.va.gov
- Department of Housing &
- Urban Development
- Secretary Alphonso Jackson
- http://www.hud.gov
Attorney General
Bush will go down in history for his disdain for the Constitution and his disregard for the rule of law.
The Department of Justice under Bush was a rubber stamp for torture, corruption and lawlessness.
Michael Mukasey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mukasey
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200710/Mukasey_questionnaire.pdf
did not serve in the military. Date of birth July 28, 1941.
Alberto Gonzales
Authorized torture. Fired US Attorneys for political reasons and purposes. Resigned in disgrace, hopefully, soon to be indicted.
John Ashcroft
Promoted torture and terror.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ashcroft
His hand-written resignation letter, dated November 2, stated: "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."
Military service None. Reason Six student deferments and one occupational deferment (teaching law at Southwest Missouri State). Quote "I would have served if asked."
links
The Sunshine Patriots. The GOP's champions of this war had a hard time finding their own way to the battlefield. http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0434,robbins,56166,1.html
