Interesting article about Vilsack as Ag Secretary pick:

[Cairycat]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28653601/

Like many, I find Vilsack's nomination for this post a little puzzling. I'm not up on his qualifications, other than being from Iowa (though it sounds like he does own some farmland in Davis County). Usually he sounds too corporate ag-friendly to suit me. But he does sound like a Democrat, at least in these quotes from the article:

Vilsack said that in a "powerful, rich country" like the United States that "none of us should be satisfied that there are children going to bed hungry."

and

The former governor also made an overture to a growing number of food groups that have pushed for government support of more locally grown, environmentally friendly and nutritious foods, saying he will seek to work "with those who seek programs and practices that lead to more nutritious food produced in a sustainable way."