Paul Craig Roberts' Administration would have represented Americans, not special interests and foreigners

Paul Craig Roberts
Institute for Political Economy
Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00 UTC

Unless I am being spoofed, several hundred readers wrote me in as their selection for President. I am honored. Some asked if I were elected by write-ins and not instantly assassinated, who would I appoint?

An easy question to answer.

Nomi Prins would be Secretary of the Treasury, and Pam Martens would be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

Lew Rockwell would be the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Michael Hudson would be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.

Harvey Silverglate would be Attorney General.

Glenn Greenwald would be Deputy Attorney General.

Dean Booth and Larry Stratton would be White House legal counsels.

Willie Nelson would be Secretary of Agriculture.

Jeffrey St. Clair would be head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Elizabeth Warren would have whatever post she wants.

Cynthia McKinney would be Secretary of State.

The CIA would be headed by Ray McGovern and Philip Giraldi.

The FBI would be headed by Sibel Edmonds.

Homeland Security would be abolished.

David Ray Griffin and Richard Gage would head the 9/11 investigation.

Bradley Manning would be in charge of closing down the torture prisons.

Julian Assange and John Pilger would be heads of the Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Gerald Celente would be White House Press Secretary.

John Williams (shadowstats.com) would be in charge of federal statistics.

Key members of the Bush and Obama regimes from the president down, and every neoconservative would be handed over to the war crimes tribunal for trial.

The Republicans on the Supreme Court would be impeached and removed from office.

Brooksley Born would be in charge of all federal financial regulatory agencies.

Major General Antonio Mario Taguba would be Secretary of Defense.

Andrew Bacevich would be National Security Advisor

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson would be Deputy Secretary of State.

Ron Unz would be chief of staff of the White House.

Norman Finkelstein would be US Ambassador to Israel.

Noam Chomsky would be US Ambassador to the UN.

David M. Walker would be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The Israel Lobby would have to register as a foreign agent.

I could go on. There are two or three hundred appointments to fill, but I think the picture is clear. It would be an administration that represented Americans, not special interests and foreigners, and an administration that put the country back in order.

But, of course, it is all a dream. No one who actually cares about our country is permitted to serve in public office.

Reader Comments

parallax · 2012-12-02T23:46:39Z

A man of heart & logic

If I had a political heart left, it would be shared with Paul - some on the list would shake things up indeed; yet alas, it is but a dream as you said.

Thanks for considering even if just for a moment; made my day.

BINGER · 2012-12-03T00:11:59Z

How true, the last comment:

"But, of course, it is all a dream. No one who actually cares about our country is permitted to serve in public office." AND, if someone even made it close to the presidency, they would, of course, meet up with some unfortunate accident.

So it follows then, that this country will never get back in order; instead, we are going to that really hot place in a hand basket. I say this seriously because I just don't see enough awakening minds in this country that could possibly make any difference in the disastrous course we're on.

skrickov · 2012-12-03T06:36:54Z

US

exiting WWII as winner, made US a technologicaly and in any other means as superpower. Compared to rest of Europe and Russia, who were systematically burned and ruined to the bottom. US today is just a tool of PTB's. People of USA DID NOT stopped a single war after WWII !. So, they have no power to do anything important. PTB's will use USA as tool for bullying of rest of the globe as long as they want. And people of US can do nothing about that. And all this about "cares about country" is irrelevant. USA has role in this world and until is military superpower, PTB's will not leave USA alone.

Ruth · 2012-12-03T07:39:31Z

This is Magnificent!

In and Ideal World! I think his "appointments" could be very appropriate and interesting.
I like Sibel Edmonds as head of the FBI and Cynthia McKinney as Secretary of State, as well as putting Bradley Manning in charge of closing down torture prisons.

But, Willie Nelson in charge of Agriculture?
And AUSTRALIANS in charge of the Public Broadcasting Corporation? .... Ok... Well, that might be ok for the situation.... I supose.... hmm.

Rowan Cocoan · 2012-12-03T20:01:59Z

Best-FInkelstein Amb. to Israel :-D

It's hard to find a favorite in this alternate reality - WHICH DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALTERNATE!- but, my favorite is Norman Finkelstein as US Ambassador to Israel. Man would they hate that! "Self-Hating Jewish"* child of Holocaust Survivors NOT demanding money from anyone or country... I gotta think Israel would NOT be "down" with that.

I've read PCR's columns for decades (back when his columns could get into a newspaper **) and remember well when he finally came around to pointing out the absurdity of the "War on Drugs," and opposing it. He's been driven by his integrity. The "problem" was and is, he values his honor and integrity as seriously as most of the PTB misvalue their "property." (Indeed, he pointed out in a recent column about how he could have been filthy rich . . if he'd only sold out his integrity. See [Link] . And yes, I believe him there, and that he means what he says and says what he means.)

And no, Paul, (if you read this) no one was spoofing you! There are a lot of non-fools out here in the good old USA, who are quickly labeled as "T-words" for quoting the Consitution, supporting Ron Paul, the 2nd Amendment, (and soon enough, I imagine, supporting you.)

Keep up the good fight, ALL!

R.C.

* As Finkelstein has (I'm certain) already been labeled, and which would be hyped even higher.

** PCR also wrote a column about that, and how, as a former MSM editor*** and columnist, how, as soon as he wrote about his doubts of the official story of 9/11, how he couldn't get a d*&^ thing published in MSM newspapers anymore.

*** (of some sort) for the WSJ? & Newsweek (or such - see his credentials, don't trust me on these specifics but they're impressive and date back to when they meant something.)

RC

P.s., PCR, if you read this, I personally was in support of what I called a "Ron Paul Craig Roberts" ticket. (Sorry, PCR, you would've been VP, but nothing personal. The catchy name trick wouldn't have worked the other way. Anyway, after four years, I imagine RP would've stepped down and you would have done two terms. Go for it! PCR in 2016 - provided America remains UnAmeriKanized.

RC