A Romney Administration
At this point, it's more fun for me to speculate about what will happen after the election than to guess what the result of the election will be, so let's take a moment to think about what major figures might be in a Romney administration. Sarah Palin: It would be great for her political career to get some experience as a cabinet officer, but I doubt very seriously she would be picked. She just attracts so much negative attention, and I would be surprised if Romney wanted to start his administration with that burden. On the other hand, if things are going very poorly after two years, she might come in and provide some new energy. Newt Gingrich: Newt is sort of the elder statesman of the Republican party now, and I find it hard to believe that Romney would not want to include him in some capacity. It could be in a cabinet post -- I would think he would want to be in on domestic policy -- but it could also be as a White House strategist. Chris Christie:...