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MatthewCain Matthew Taylor, former adviser to Tony Blair, has some interesting advice on handling the transition into power: http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/a-new-dawn/
So far, Barack Obama is irritating all the left people
TigerHawk —
On foreign policy, at least, Barack Obama is irritating all the right -- by which I mean left -- people. Mr Obama has moved quickly in the last 48 hours to get his cabinet team in place, unveiling a raft of heavyweight appointments, in addition to Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. But his preference for General James Jones, a former Nato commander who backed John McCain, as his National Security Adviser and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, a supporter of the war, to run the Homeland Security department has dismayed many of his earliest supporters. The likelihood ...
No One Ever Said He Wasn’t Smart
Neptunus Lex —
Obama disappoints the nutroots by appointing grown-ups to important positions:
Mr Obama has moved quickly in the last 48 hours to get his cabinet team in place, unveiling a raft of heavyweight appointments, in addition to Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State.
But his preference for General James Jones, a former Nato commander who backed John McCain, as his National Security Adviser and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, a supporter of the war, to run the Homeland Security department has dismayed many of his earliest ...
The Sunday Best....
Theo Spark —
... Barack Obama accused of selling out on Iraq by picking hawks to run his foreign policy. Our enemies have been emboldened by Obama's win. Expect all sorts of trouble next year. ...
Hard Times For Lefty Peaceniks
Jules Crittenden —
... Tragic irony alert. They hated Hill because she hearted the invasion of Iraq, and only turned against it in a naked bid to become president. They even bared their venerable breasts at her in their rage. They loved Obama because he was pure. He always hated the Iraq war, even before anyone cared what he thought. It was going to be a shining city on a hill, where AmeriKKKa would be Goddamned and humiliated in the world. Surrenderpalooza. But the standard bearer of change … has changed. UK Telegraph reads the lefty blogs so we don’t have to: Mr Obama has moved quickly in the ...
NOT EVEN A BONE FOR THE NETNUTS
Right Wing Nut House —
... it’s going to have to be, I think our number one priority tactically, like David said, we’re going to have a rich, vibrant debate about what our message should be. But I think everybody…and there is going to be plenty of disagreement on that. But I think everybody can agree, in this particular area, in technology, is something we need to get serious about fast. So when I see the sharp end of the stick for the Democrats – the netroots – wailing and gnashing their teeth that Obama has “betrayed” them with his personnel picks and by not kicking Lieberman out of the party, I ...
Obama's Foreign Policy: The Case for Pessimism
Antiwar.com Original —
W e know the sellout is a reality when we listen to Jamie Kirchick praise Barack Obama's national security appointments: "Barack Obama isn't even president yet, and he's already angering some of his most devoted followers on the party's left wing. This is the mark of what could be a very successful presidency," he snarks. Kirchick , in his role as Marty Peretz 's alter ego, is pleased as punch with the incoming Obama-ites, who appear to have abandoned their " netroots " early on and ceded the foreign policy realm to the ...
Memo to the news media
Daily Kos —
If you're going to go around claiming "Daily Kos" thinks a certain way or says something, then show your work. Add some quotes. Cite some authors. Make the distinction between editors (who can speak editorially for the site) and commenters and diarists (who speak for themselves). And when you do decide to cite authors, make sure they are talking about what you think they are talking about. Mr Obama has moved quickly in the last 48 hours to get his cabinet team in place, unveiling a raft of heavyweight appointments, in ...
