National Journal has come up with a list of possible replacements for Janet Napolitano as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The one, big drawback that I see from the list is that it is made up almost entirely of white males. Given the greif Obama has received over the lack of diversity in some of his recent cabinet appointments, you wonder if any of these candidates will make the final cut. In the run-up to the 2012 election, National Journal named New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Bill Bratton, and retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen as possible successors for Napolitano at Homeland Security if she were to step down. In the political world, former Senator Joe Lieberman is also a rumored possibility to take the job, in part because he could help make a possibly contentious Senate confirmation process a bit easier. NBC's Chuck Todd also mentioned former Rep. Jane Harman as a possible replacement. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley could also be...(Read Full Post)