1.0link147778<![CDATA[President-Elect Barack Obama's Respect For Brain Power]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madeleine-m-kunin/president-elect-barack-ob_b_147778.htmlPresident-elect Barack Obama continues to do the right thing. His newly announced national security team is first rate. Here is a man who said he likes to surround himself with people who have "strong personalities and strong opinions."
He did not want to slip into the habit of "group think" in the White House. In other words, he did not want a George Bush White House where disagreement with the Commander-in-Chief was stifled for the sake of group loyalty. A cabinet...