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...and your enemies closer. Obviously Obama is using the Lincoln approach to governing, "team of rivals" and all that. But objectivly, he's simply picking the best, most experienced and knowledgeable person for each position, regardless of party affiliation. I personally couldn't be happier, as I think that Obama is clearly in charge and knows exactly what he is doing.
This administration is not about left-center-right, it's about facing multiple crises domestic and internationally, and dealing with them as intelligently as possible. And that requires having people around him with the most expertise, not the most liberalism. And also consider, that this kind of strategy takes a lot of rocks out of the hands of a lot of the loudmouths on the right.
Look, we finally have someone really smart coming into the White House. And if you voted for Obama, it was in a large part because you saw his intelligence and his heart, and decided to trust him. Are you going to turn back on that trust before he even gets started? Can we at least hold off criticising him until he's actually in office?
