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I'll point out its a rookie mistake to compare what is basically the executive branch of China's government to America's representative branch. It's apples to o
by cjoh 15y ago
I'll point out its a rookie mistake to compare what is basically the executive branch of China's government to America's representative branch. It's apples to oranges.
Looking at the executive branch, the United States has:
State, Hillary Clinton, Lawyer
Treasury, Timothy Geithner, International Economics
Defense, Robert Gates, PhD History
Justice, Eric Holder, Lawyer
Interior, Ken Salazar, Lawyer
Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, Lawyer
Commerce, Gary Locke, Lawyer
Labor, Hilda Solis, MPA
Health Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, MPA
Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, MPA, Masters in Architecture
Transportation, Ray Lahood, B.S. Education and Sociology.
Department of Energy, Stephen Chu, Ph.D. Physics
Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, Masters in English
Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Lawyer
Vice President, Joe Biden, Lawyer
Chief of Staff, William Daley, Lawyer
Director OMB, Jacob Lew, Lawyer
Administrator EPA, Lisa Jackson, Chemical Engineering
Trade Rep, Ron Kirk, Lawyer
UN Ambassador, Susan Rice, Doctorate in Philosophy
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Austan Goolsbee, Ph. D Economics
Better to draw your comparisons with this, than with congress.