The more they stay the same. Or so the saying goes.
Obama was the candidate of "change" but so far, the people he is talking to regarding administration posts are all Democrat stalwarts. Rahm Emannuel and John Podesta held important posts in the Clinton Administration. Obama dusted off Warren Christopher to help him with staffing the State Deprtment.
The people being discussed for Secretary of State are not new faces, either. John Kerry apparently wants the job. The current speculation centers on Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson. I wonder how quickly the bloom will be off Obama's rose with his young, left-wing supporters, if conventional picks prove to be the rule, rather than the exception.
Meanwhile, there is the planned meeting between Obama and John McCain. My initial reaction was "what's this all about". I know McCain wants to be "Mr. Bi-Partisan" and, certainly, all Americans of goodwill should keep an open mind and be supportive of our new President.
Still, McCain should tread carefully. Surely, he is not in line for any Obama administration post. But he should also refrain from offering to be Obama's "spokesman" or liaison to the GOP caucus in the Senate. He needs to wait to see whether or not Obama really intends to be everyone's President or the leader of the Kossacks and the MoveOn crowd.
McCain got the GOP nomination, but he never won the party's heart. He is not the leader of the GOP and he should not purport to represent anyone but himself and his Arizona constituents with regard to "working with Obama".
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"I wonder how quickly the bloom will be off Obama's rose with his young, left-wing supporters, if conventional picks prove to be the rule, rather than the exception." -
You are assuming that they would even pay attention. They are so caught up in thr Obama glow they will probably not even notice....until they lose jobs or gas goes back up.
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