New member of the all knowing Combine:
Yes, Kass is apparently serious. Ray LaHood is a now a dastardly corrupt guy looking to cash in on government service.
I cannot really give you a good reason LaHood is going to be Secretary of Transportation–there’s nothing about him that makes him a great choice, but also nothing that really demonstrates he’s a bad choice–his transportation policy views don’t appear to be terribly strong, but he’s not corrupt.
Does he look a lot like Eddie Munster? Yes he does. Is he corrupt? No he is not.