The dream team:

With the economy on the brink of recession and the country in the midst of two foreign wars, Barack Obama is considering appointing a cabinet of stars* to steer America through potentially its worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s if he wins the presidency on November 4…
A host of well-known figures, including some Republicans, have indicated they would be willing to serve in some capacity as Obama begins to acquire a winner’s glow. From Senator John Kerry, the 2004 presidential candidate with hopes of becoming secretary of state, to Larry Summers, a former US Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, and Chuck Hagel, the Republican senator who has been tipped as defence secretary, there are plenty who have signalled their availability.

And, even as the worst crisis worsens, key Obama Administration figures are already taking office:

My most recent issue of Vogue arrived bearing a cover teaser promising a profile of the 4 Biden dames. “The Vice President’s Women” it proclaims.
Why even hold an election in November? Let’s just proceed with the coronation already.

(*My italics. Also my involuntary guffaw, my coffee, and my scalded crotch.)