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Some observers believe Obama's cabinet appointments are a strategic ploy, a smokescreen for co-opting middle and right elements. His aim is to "feint to the right, move left."
We have a very simple rule when it comes to political appointments: if Fred Barnes likes the appointee, then something somewhere is terminally wrong. Who knows, maybe Hillary will be a great Secretary of State.
Ramstad's support for Teen Challenge shows a disregard for evidence-based treatment and either a willingness to abandon his beliefs about treating addiction or a failure to investigate what kinds of programs he funds.
As energy czar in the Obama administration, Al Gore would have a powerful voice over everything from mileage standards to conservation requirements. It would be an electrifying choice.
Make no mistake, this is not about questioning the integrity, judgment, or credentials of retired Army General Eric Shinseki. After all, it was Shinse...
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The Bush administration has gone out of its way to lend a hand to Obama's transition team and, in the process, help institutionalize the imperial transition itself.
Given the Clinton's connections in Washington and it seems almost impossible for Hillary to just be a messenger and not an architect of US foreign policy.
The Bush administration never reached out via web. In reality, Bush largely disregarded the internet because he didn't comprehend its magnitude. Or perhaps he did?
Palin is one-person reiteration of everything from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" (early round dismissal?) up through and including "Survivor."
This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that President-Elect Obama is making.
Wrap your arms around the testing mania of Joel Klein, or you're soft on accountability. Embrace Michelle Rhee's nuclear approach to administering schools, or you're a status quo-hugging wuss.
What a delightful change after a regime of secrecy, classified documents, and withholding information not just from citizens, but the press. What a breath of fresh air!
Of all the candidates being vetted by the Obama transition team for the Secretary of the Interior, none can match the unique qualifications of Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva.
For the sake of a balanced approached to mining, indigenous rights, and environmental concerns, let's hope U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva takes the reins at the Department of the Interior.
Commentators, from the left and right, who are pushing President-elect Obama to lay out "grand strategies," "new global visions," or to set detailed priorities and timetables, are dead wrong.
