Obama's Bare Cabinet

2/12/09 - New Hampshire Governor Mr. Judd Gregg withdraws his name from consideration for the post of Secretary of Commerce (does anybody want this job?). Fun Fact: Gregg won $850,000 in 2005, he bought $20 in PowerBall lottery tickets

2/3/09 - U.S. Senator (South Dakota) Mr. Thomas Daschle withdraws his name from consideration for the post of Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services. Fun Fact: Aside from not liking to report income to the Internal Revenue Service, he became the nation's 1,776th senator when he was first elected in 1986.

2/3/09 - McKinsey & Co. partner Ms. Nancy Killefer withdraws her name from consideration for the post of Chief Performance Officer. Fun Fact: Aside from not liking to pay state unemployment tax, she was once a member of the IRS Oversight Board.

1/4/09 - New Mexico Governor Mr. William Richardson withdraws his name form consideration for the post of Secretary of Commerce. Fun Fact: Aside from allegedly handing out state contracts to those who donate to his political campaigns, he supported a state ban on cockfighting. In 2007, New Mexico became the 49th state to ban the contests (Louisiana followed in 2008).

Note: Despite failing to pay over $30,000 in federal taxes, Mr. Timothy Geithner was confirmed as the 75th Secretary of the Treasury. Fun Fact: Aside from not abiding by the rules set forth by the Department of the Treasury, he worked for Kissinger & Associates for 3 years and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.