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Hickenlooper In the Cabinet Mix?

by: redstateblues

Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 11:39:37 AM MST

(Lame duck promoting at its best - promoted by Haners)

Cara DeGette over at the Colorado Independent brings up a really good point:

Where's the Colorado beef? The Centennial State delivered victory to Barack Obama, and for weeks tongues have been a-wagging over cabinet appointments. It's Bill Ritter this, Ken Salazar that, Federico Peña - well, duh. (And pssst... Bernie Buescher has made it clear he's up for just about anything.) But so far for Colorado, nada. But wait! Can it be ... John Hickenlooper for Transportation? Or maybe Housing?

Rumors are flying:

Word in some circles is that the mayor of Denver, a year into his second term, is on Obama's short list for an appointment. Not a huge surprise, given the Denver mayor pulled off what will be remembered by almost everyone but peace activists and free speech advocates as a wildly successful Democratic National Convention, capped by Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech before a crowd of 80,000.

John Hickenlooper is quite possibly the most popular politician in the state of Colorado, and undoubtedly the most popular pol in Denver (honorable mention to Andrew Romanoff.) He has the ability to run a large city, so it would make sense that he could run a department of the Federal government.

The question, is whether Mayor Hickenlooper even has any interest in leaving an office that he has performed so well in. Either way, all of the pols mentioned by DeGette have virtually no limit on their upward mobility.

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Hickenlooper's biggest problem politically

Is that he doesn't really have anywhere else to go. And history has shown that three-term mayors do not normally end their third term as popular people.

by: Colorado Pols @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:30:10 PM UTC

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He could pull a Bloomberg

And try to get one more term.

by: redstateblues @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:31:27 PM UTC

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Would he have to?

Didn't Webb serve 3 terms? Does the mayor's office have TL's now?

by: Dabee47 @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:45:08 PM UTC

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Yes

Since 2000. Before it was only two terms.

by: redstateblues @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:49:38 PM UTC

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Thanks

sometimes I forget that I probably could have just taken 30 seconds to google it and not ask someone else. :)

by: Dabee47 @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:51:39 PM UTC

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That's ok

What kind of blog would this be if you had to google something yourself?

by: redstateblues @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:54:03 PM UTC

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I hope he doesn't.

He's really doing some great stuff here. And there's a lot to unwind and fix after that jackass that preceded him.

by: Laughing Boy @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:44:25 PM UTC

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Yes, but

Bringing in a Chris Romer or Bill Vidal type might just be the change we need. Change, ya know, the continuous process of upgrading

by: Libertad @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 06:10:35 AM UTC

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There's more than just cabinet posts

Once they start filling in more of the 2nd and 3rd level posts we should see a number of our pols moving to D.C.

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:50:18 PM UTC

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Sure

But where's the drama?

by: redstateblues @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 20:53:23 PM UTC

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Or he could go back to running his businesses.....

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

by: parsingreality @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 21:37:26 PM UTC

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I thought he had de-invested himself from those

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

by: Jambalaya @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 02:54:28 AM UTC

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I'm pretty sure....

...that they are just in a blind trust.

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

by: parsingreality @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 03:57:19 AM UTC

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Oh. Can he achieve sight by flipping a switch?

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

by: Jambalaya @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 04:12:59 AM UTC

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He actually sold his interest in all the restaurants/bars

They had been in a blind trust be he sold out to his partner.

by: Roger D @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 04:15:24 AM UTC

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Yes, now I remember.....

You are correct.

So, he can hang out at what was his bar....

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by: parsingreality @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 18:55:51 PM UTC

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Dennis Gallagher federal appointment?

Maybe for the Office of Management and Budget? Undersecretary of the Treasury?
;-)

"Why not do the right thing for the American people, even though it's not exactly what we want." - Speaker Boehner

by: Half Glass Full @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 21:49:39 PM UTC

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Undersecretary for Big, Bloated Morons?

...he's overqualified for that!

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

by: Jambalaya @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 02:55:15 AM UTC

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One possible sub-cabinet candidate

is Hick's buddy and former side-kick Michael Bennet.

by: Roger D @ Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 23:21:50 PM UTC

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Nah, Michael wants Hicks job

by: Libertad @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 06:11:59 AM UTC

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Mayor Hancock

Bennet would lose to Michael Hancock, who is the shoo-in to succeed Hick.

by: ColoDem @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 20:00:00 PM UTC

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I would love that.

Hancock is a badass.

by: Laughing Boy @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 20:03:18 PM UTC

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Yes, I mis-read that I thought the post said Hancock

or maybe assumed it was Hancock

by: Libertad @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 21:26:03 PM UTC

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DavidThi808 "considered" for Obama post

When asked about it, David only said "no comment" which then further raised the possibility of his being appointed to a major position in the Obama administration.

After all, Obama needs to appoint thousands from Colorado because we're important damn it.

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by: DavidThi808 @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 00:33:20 AM UTC

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IT Director!

You're the obvious choice. Payback for Colorado going blue.

"Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth." Paul Krugman, 9/2010

by: parsingreality @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 02:52:14 AM UTC

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Talk about a horrible job

Is anyone ever happy with the IT group?

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by: DavidThi808 @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 03:20:16 AM UTC

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LOL!

Actually, the gang over at Total Longterm Care where I last seriously worked was pretty well liked and did good work. Good management.

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by: parsingreality @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 03:56:46 AM UTC

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not sure about Hick's interest in a federal appointment

But Rick Garcia is apparently angling for one.

He is going to give up his council seat.

by: Roger D @ Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 04:16:29 AM UTC

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