I think cabinets should be partisan, as we are on a 24/7 election cycle, hence I think anyone in Bush’s cabinet should be a GOP member.
I might be mistaken about this...but that’s what it seems like to me.
Ed
There’s no right answer to this...only what you feel is right. In other positions (e.g., Speaker), I, too, go for party lines since that can control what topics even see the light of day. In cabinet posts, I want the smartest person possible to hold the post. Again, just my take and not necessarily the correct one.