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...With an eager new energy secretary, Spencer Abraham, and a nominee to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, former Mississippi state utility regulator Curt Hebert, on their way in, the Bushies remain hopeful that they can find "long-term" solutions to the U.S.' darkening energy picture, as Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer put it. But even the longest journey must begin with a single step, and with the economy teetering and the political climate in Washington tense, the inevitable first one - making California make deregulation work without federal help - is most definitely a lulu...
...Spencer Abraham ENERGY SECRETARY He has no energy experience, but he did sponsor a bill to abolish the department. Also opposed tougher fuel-efficiency standards for SUVs...
Other selections, however, present more difficulties. We worry that the "voluntary compliance" philosophy espoused by Interior Secretary appointee Gale A. Norton may weaken environmental protections; her confirmation hearings should clarify these views. The choice of former Michigan Sen. Spencer Abraham for Energy Secretary is also questionable, considering that Abraham introduced legislation in 1999 to abolish the department; we wonder whether his views on the importance of the Energy Department's work have changed over the past months. Furthermore, we question whether Houston superintendent Rod Paige has the experience to run a Cabinet-level department, and we are amused...
...their respective posts as secretary of state and treasury secretary. Ditto Ann Veneman for Agriculture, Mel Martinez for HUD, and Norm Mineta at Transportation. Donald Rumsfeld, the nominee for defense secretary, probably won't face any real challenge - after all, he's done the job before - and confirmation for Spencer Abraham (Energy), Rod Paige (Education) and Anthony Principi (Veterans Affairs) is likely to be quick and clean...
...Republican-without-a-job category, Spencer Abraham, defeated senator from Michigan, for energy secretary. With responsibilities ranging from oil prices to nuclear secrets, it's not a job for the politically ambitious - just ask Bill Richardson. And Abraham will get plenty of flak-catching time as he attempts to deliver on Bush's claims that his administration would have an energy policy where the Clinton administration had none. First up: OPEC rumblings about production cuts...