Post Number One

Ok, what I'm going to do on this whole blog is talk about politics. Right now, I'm the Co-Captain of our Social Studies Academic Team at school. For this first post I'll record some important stuff we'll need to know for our competitions.
-Well, If you need to know the members of President Bush's 2nd Term Cabinet, you can't find it on the White House website until at least January 20th, so I thought I'd add the new members here...
State-Condoleezza Rice (CA)
Attorney General-Alberto Gonzales (TX)
Agriculture-Mike Johanns (NE)
Education-Margaret Spellings (TX)
Energy-Sam Bodman (TX)
Veterans'-Jim Nicholson (IA)
Homeland Sec.-Michael Chertoff (PA) --- (not VA, like I said earlier...)
Commerce-Carlos Gutierrez (MI)
Health-Mike Leavitt (UT)
The Only Minorities In The U.S. Senate Are:
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) -- (African American)
Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) -- (Mexican American)
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) -- (Cuban American)
Female Senators:
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Senior Senator: Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Leadership:
Senate:
President-Dick Cheney (R-WY)
President Pro Tempore-Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Majority Leader-Bill Frist (R-TN)
Majority Whip-Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Minority Leader-Harry Reid (D-NV)
Minority Whip-Richard Durbin (D-IL)
House:
Speaker-J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Majority Leader-Tom DeLay (R-TX)
Majority Whip-Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Minority Leader-Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Minority Whip-Steny Hoyer (D-MD)

That'll be it for now. Got any questions about it, I'll answer it for you.