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Understanding The Rahm Pick
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Ambers analyzes the transition and Obama's resolve to avoid the Clinton mistakes.

Competence is a virtue
Political Animal — ... , persuasively, that any president-elect, regardless of circumstances, is going to want a transition leader and WH chief of staff who've spent plenty of time in the West Wing. Change, schmange -- Obama is assembling a team that will help him a) hit the ground running; and b) get stuff done. With that in mind, Marc Ambinder noted that the reviews of Obama's transition efforts thus far are very positive. Democrats who survived the transition from George H.W. Bush to William Jefferson Clinton are a bit in awe these days of what Barack Obama is doing and how he is doing it. Of ...

An Early Sign Of Competence
Comments from Left Field — ... Marc Ambinder has an interesting post up in which veteran Democrats find themselves astounded with the transition operation of the Obama team. ...

The Pitfalls of Obama GOP Appointments
The Moderate Voice — ... Attention continues to focus on President Elect Barack Obama’s possible selections for his staff and Cabinet, and some of the questions I’m hearing center on the dearth of Republicans popping up on the list. Today I’d like to address a couple of potential issues with this debate. It’s a tricky high wire act for Obama, with barriers being thrown up on both sides of the aisle. ...