This week, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate to his cabinet Cookie Monster as Secretary of Energy. While Cookie Monster was a leading choice for Mr. Trump, others in the running included Clifford the Big Red Dog and Monster's colleague Fozzie Bear. When asked about his selection of Cookie Monster, Mr. Trump said, "Cookie Monster was a no-brainer to me. The guy's got years of experience and I've always believed cookies will be a key source of the nation's energy in the future."

While Trump's selection of Cookie Monster has infuriated many of Trump's biggest donors who anticipated being picked for cabinet positions, Cookie Monster is already making plans for his time in office. He has discussed potential plans for a transcontinental chocolate pipeline and providing funding to move the nation's gas-powered cars to more sustainable cookie-fueled engines. As well, experts expect Monster to support off-shore drilling for cookie dough due to his long history working in the cookie dough lobby.

Although Cookie Monster is seen as an adequate fit for the position of Energy Secretary, Trump's selection is not short of its critics. Some worry that Monster's obsession with cookies may divert attention away from other renewable energy sources. "While I do enjoy a good cookie and cookies have potential in America's future renewable resources, I think the whole cookie thing is getting out of hand. What about ice cream or pie? These have a lot of potential, but Cookie Monster has turned his back on all of these viable options," said Big Bird. As well, Cookie Monster has a long history with private interests like the millions of dollars in campaign contributions he received from Chips Ahoy and Keebler in his 2008 Senate race.

It is unsure if Cookie Monster's next four years in the cabinet will see a major change in direction from the Obama Administration, but one thing is certain: cookies.