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Obama's not even President yet so not sure why there's over reaction on either side. Obama is naming his cabinet early because the economic situation warrants it. He only has two administrations of experience to cherry pick from - Carter and Clinton. Since most from the Carter administration are in their retirement years it makes sense Obama would pick/need some experienced people - from a SUCCESSFUL administration. I think Obama is the change - not the people he surrounds himself with. For every Clintonite there's someone from Emily's list or the University of Berkley on his team. Obama has a huge undertaking both domestically and abroad -- I'm glad he's focused on that and not worrying about nitpicking political skirmishes that mean nothing. While part of me wanted Lieberman to get his comeuppance I'm glad Obama and others took the high road and moved on - otherwise attention would continue to focus on Lieberman, what they did, what will he do - who cares - he's one vote out of many.
The proof of change will be after Obama is in place and starts implementing his policies - until then it's all supposition and while I understand political pundits need to make a living I think it's premature to gauge how Obama is doing as President before he's even sworn in. . .
