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Or, to put it in a way football fans would understand:
If a general manager of a football team was hired on promises to implement the West Coast offense, wouldn't fans be alarmed if he then hired a head coach who was a proponent of the wish-bone offense?
Maybe the GM never had any intentions of establishing the West Coast offense in the first place. Or maybe the GM is trying to please everyone. Either way as a fan I'd smell a rat.
I'd like to think that I'm as smart as a football fan (because I am one!). I don't think it is premature to criticize Obama for his establishment-pleasing appointments, as he did run on an anti-establishment message. Like the hypothetical GM, I think Obama is going to find out midway through the season that his choices aren't working out.
