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The consummation
It's no surprise but still, for those of us who covered the primary for 18 months, extraordinary: Tomorrow morning at 10:40 eastern, according to the transition, Obama will announce his national security team, expected to includes Jim Jones, Robert Gates -- and Hillary Clinton. The choice ...
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The Clinton Pick
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Ben Smith: "The choice says as much about Obama's strategic judgment and his temperament as anything else he's done. It says that he's confident he can control the Clintons. I think it also says that his understanding of the new media cycle is that Clinton-driven distractions will be no more than that and won't consume his administration if he doesn't let them." ...

Obama's Foreign Policy Team Signals Change
Newshoggers.com — ... And lastly, Ben Smith at Politico writes: "The choice says as much about Obama's strategic judgment and his temperament as anything else he's done. It says that he's confident he can control the Clintons." ...

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