As Yudhoyono's promised during the election, four of the cabinet appointees were female.
It was the first time since the election that possible Cabinet appointees had openly been seen meeting here with the Governor.
At that time, new Cabinet appointees were required to seek re-election in a by-election.
He has had to defend the ethical conduct of two of his Cabinet appointees.
More are sure to join the cabinet appointees and bureaucrats in a mass exodus usually described as biblical.
He also signed nominating papers for his Cabinet appointees.
Cabinet appointees have, of course, been defeated before.
At a meeting with several transition officials, one Cabinet appointee was given this tip for appearing before the Senate committee.
And is it really possible that no male cabinet appointee has faced confirmation with an illegal or untaxed domestic employee in his past?
Vetting Cabinet appointees for hiring illegal workers, as the Administration has now proposed, is not the solution.