Over the past eight years, the president's cabinet was comprised of a diverse group of men whose top qualities to the president were personal loyalty. The author believes that George Bush couldn't stand to have people smarter than him around him, so he elected the most appealing members to his cabinet. This must change during the upcoming presidency. Barack Obama should put more focus on intellectuals instead of electing the most appealing members to his cabinet. The author lists brilliant men that could effectively make decisions for the presidents cabinet. The problem with these men are that they have some bad qualities. These men have brilliant ideas, but don't have as many friends as some of the other candidates. I think Bush's cabinet somewhat relates to the article on why the best men don't run for presidency. I think Obama's has the possibility to be different though The members of the cabinet are focused on special areas and they don't recieve as much press as the president... so therefore Obama should elect these representatives to his cabinet, despite their personal flaws. America is experiencing some of its worst times as a country, and we need all the intellectual power as possible to figure out the problems that we face. This article brings up some great questions for Barack Obama to think about, such as: Who are more important for solving the current problems, intellects or nice people? Will the cabinet be able to converse effectively if Obama elects a group of arrogant and bigheaded members?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/169174
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