Mr. Congeniality

I've got to start remembering to bring sunscreen to these rallies. I am crispity as hell.
Anyway, if you were in the position to choose an Interior Secretary, what kind of qualities would you be looking for? I don't know about you, but charm isn't really high on my list. Why? Because I'm looking for an interior secretary, not a drinking buddy. I wouldn't want a guy who's a complete jerk, because then he'd be hard to work with, but beyond that? Who cares.
George W. Bush has something in common with the people who elected him: he seems to believe that a candidate's personality is an important deciding factor, so important that it makes up for serious performance problems. That's why he's going with Dirk Kempthorne, a man known mostly for being a real nice guy.