Rosa Parks sat in 1955 so Martin Luther King Jr. could march in 1963 so Barack Obama could run in 2008 so our children could... try and pick his cabinet after his election on November 4th, 2008. Thanks to America making her will known, we can now be pundits and try to choose the brain trust that will be leading this country for the next four years.

The rules of the contest are as follows: once final cabinet choices have been announced (could be by the end of November '08), we do a straight count of number right for each contestant. In the case of a tie, add up the "score" (according to the numbers 1-15 below, the order of succession), and the lower score wins. The last two places (i.e. the "losers") have to find (either by purchasing or borrowing, though purchasing is preferred) a McCain '08 shirt and wear it for a whole day once every week for three consecutive weeks, which must include the week of and the week after inauguration. Additionally, pictures must be taken and distributed. The correct and incorrect answers will be marked on the table below as they are revealed.

#PostKress (WINNER)Drew (WINNER)Vijay (WINNER)Jay (LOSER)Ed (LOSER)Barack (EL HOMBRE)
1Secretary of StateBill RichardsonBill RichardsonBill RichardsonBill RichardsonBill RichardsonHillary Clinton
2Secretary of the TreasuryTim GeithnerTim GeithnerTim GeithnerLawrence SummersLawrence SummersTim Geithner
3Secretary of DefenseRobert GatesRobert GatesRobert GatesRobert GatesChuck HagelRobert Gates
4Attorney GeneralElana KaganJanet NapolitanoJanet NapolitanoArtur DavisJanet NapolitanoEric Holder
5Secretary of the InteriorLincoln ChafeeJohn KitzhaberKen SalazarLincoln ChafeeRichard LugarKen Salazar
6Secretary of AgricultureTom VilsackTom VilsackTom VilsackTom VilsackTom VilsackTom Vilsack
7Secretary of CommerceKathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusTom DaschleBill Richardson
Judd Gregg
Gary Locke
8Secretary of LaborDavid BoniorDavid BoniorAndy SternDavid BoniorDick GephardtHilda Solis
9Secretary of Health and Human ServicesTom DaschleHoward DeanTom DaschleHoward DeanHoward DeanTom Daschle
10Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJesse Jackson Jr.Valerie JarrettJames ClyburnValerie JarrettJames ClyburnShaun Donovan
11Secretary of TransportationEarl BlumenauerJames OberstarEarl BlumenauerEarl BlumenauerEd RendellRay LaHood
12Secretary of EnergyEd RendellPhillip SharpPhillip SharpCarol BrownerArnold SchwarzeneggerSteven Chu
13Secretary of EducationJoel KleinColin PowellDavid BorenLinda Darling-HammondJoel KleinArne Duncan
14Secretary of Veterans AffairsMax ClelandChet EdwardsTammy DuckworthMax ClelandMax ClelandEric Shinseki
15Secretary of Homeland SecurityJames Lee WittLee HamiltonBill BrattonTony LakeTim RoemerJanet Napolitano
Total3 / 153 / 154 / 152 / 151 / 1513.5 / 15

OBAMA '08! YES WE CAN!