John McCain offers Barack Obama a cabinet post
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by on 12-09-2008
By Toby Harnden
The Telegraph (UK)
This is one promise that Senator John McCain might struggle to keep if he does win in November. When asked by Time’s Rick Stengel, moderating the 9/11 anniversary forum on national service here at Columbia University in uptown New York city, whether he would give Barack Obama a cabinet job, he responded that he would.
Could Barack Obama be part of a McCain cabinet?
“Governor Schwarzenegger has made the service czar a cabinet-level appointment,” Stengel said. “Would you, as president, do the same and would you name Senator Obama to your cabinet for National Service?” McCain paused for a beat before replying with a smile: “Yes!” Cue laughter and applause.
He also praised Senator Obama for his “outstanding” work as a community organiser - a profession derided by Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin at the Republican convention in St Paul last week. “Of course I respect community organisers,” he [...]
