Peanut Politics, a conservative Democratic blog in Georgia, ponders the moderate-liberal Democratic Congressman's future. It argues that President Obama owes Rep. Bishop, who has supported most of the president policies even at the risk of almost losing his seat two years ago: "If President Obama wins re-election, Bishop should be in line to become the next Secretary of Agriculture during a Obama second term..PERIOD! One of the knocks on Bishop back in 2008 when Obama was searching for a Ag Secretary was that he wasn't on record with a agricultural vision that addresses the production, trade and sustainability issues of the 21st century. I don't [know] if that's true or not, but I don't buy it. Bishop currently sits on the subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, as well as the powerful
Appropriations Committee & one of the leading voices on
Agriculture in Congress."
It continues: "If not Secretary of Agriculture, then U.S. Ambassador to Cuba would be another option for President Obama. Why? The loosening of trade sanctions against the communist country will make it easier for America’s farmers and ranchers to sell their high-quality products. The political relationship between the United States and Cuba has been tense over the last 50 years. Yet, expanded efforts by both governments over the last decade suggest that U.S. farm exports could increase to the Caribbean island. The U.S. exported $4 billion in farm products, mostly feed stuffs, to Cuba from 2002 to 2008. About 95 percent of the total included corn, wheat, soybeans and soybean meal. The largest U.S. value-added product exported to Cuba is poultry......guess what? Bishop hails from one of, or if not the leading state in terms of Poultry Production, Georgia."
What Obama's Re-Election Would Mean For Sanford Bishop
