Ed Rendell Caught Being Ugly

I've never liked Rendell, governor of Pennsylvania. Not since all the nasty things he said about Obama while campaigning for Hillary. He's probably sore because he wasn't on the short list for any Obama jobs.
Here's another thing that politicians should know by now -- your mic is always on.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell was picked up on an open microphone saying Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is a perfect fit for Homeland Security secretary because she "has no family."
Rendell made the comment Tuesday while attending a meeting of the National Governors Association in Philadelphia that featured President-elect Barack Obama.
Rendell says Napolitano is "perfect for that job. Because for that job, you have to have no life. Janet has no family. Perfect. She can devote, literally, 19-20 hours a day to it."

Janet Napolitano Asked to be Homeland Security Secretary

Update: Pritzker takes herself out of the running -vetting problems.
Also, Penny Pritzker has been asked to be commerce secretary. Pritzker won't mind a tax hike. She's the granddaughter of the founder of the Hyatt chain. She was Obama's national finance chair.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for homeland security secretary, according to multiple Democratic sources close to the transition.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for secretary of homeland security, sources say.

One source said he believed the final decision depends on the vetting of the Democratic governor, much like the selection of Eric Holder to be attorney general.

Also, multiple Democratic sources say billionaire Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's choice for commerce secretary. Pritzker ran Barack Obama's record-breaking fundraising effort, serving as the campaign's finance chair.

The sources say Pritzker would accept the job, which would be formally offered after vetting is complete. But whether the rigors of the Obama vetting process will present a challenge to a businessperson with no record in public office -- and presumably extensive financial holdings -- is still a question