It looks like McCain and Obama have at least one thing in common: they both see the value in grabbing the best person for the job, regardless of party. Taking a page from Lincoln's Cabinet of Rivals, McCain said on Face the Nation yesterday that he would definitely be putting Democrats in cabinet posts [1]. He said, "I don't know how many, but I can tell you, with all due respect to previous administrations, it is not going to be a single ... 'Well we have a Democrat now.' It's going to be the best people in America."

The challenges of the modern times take all the Ds and Rs a president can get his hands on. McCain said, "So many of these problems we face — for example, energy independence, what's partisan about that? And I'll tell you, some of them, I'll ask to work for a dollar a year." Uh-oh Michael Bloomberg — I think he's talking about you.

Think the all mixed up answer to government hasn't happened since Lincoln? Nope. William Cohen, a former Republican senator served as Clinton's defense secretary, and Democrat Norm Mineta was transportation secretary under President Bush. Schwarzenegger has already said [2] he'd think about serving under Obama if asked — who would McCain pull in for his cabinet?

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