Many--not all--of those listed might make good Ag appointees, but have obvious problems with the breadth of their experience. It is hard to imagine Obama appointing an Ag Secretary who is not acceptable to corporate agribusiness, which none of these folks would be--in some cases for good reason.  It would be nice to have someone acceptable to both them and us, who at least has "street cred" with conventional agriculture. I haven't seen many names floated that could do that, unfortunately.

I would also personally have problems with several of the "progressive" names listed, who like to promote themselves far more knowledgeable and wise than is justified from my experience with them. So what is the point of such a petition?  I'm not sure, but endorsing someone who has no chance and is not qualified makes no sense to me.