Because Barack Obama has spent most of his adult life in Chicago politics, one can surmise a President Obama will reach back home for trusted advisors and longtime associates to form an Obama cabinet.

The top cabinet positions traditionally include the secretaries of state, defense, and treasury as well as attorney general. Recently, the secretary of homeland security has risen to the cabinet’s top level, along with the vice president and chief of staff.

So, who would be at Obama’s table of influence?

Jim Thompson, Oprah Winfrey, Wesley Clark, Bill Ayers, and Tony Rezko among others