I stand corrected.
But I can see Gates (Bernanke wasn't a cabinet post), but Chao, a disciple of The Reason Foundation, not so.
Gates was in the midst of cleaning up a major league Bush mess so I can see Obama not touching him. Gates said he would stick around but only temporarily until he ratcheted down Rumsfields mess.
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