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The Cabinet
Political Animal — ... election, I've seen little evidence that Obama's progressive policy agenda has changed in any meaningful way. He still appears committed to a national healthcare push; he gave a video address on climate change last week that sounded very encouraging; and he spoke just this morning about an economic stimulus effort that includes considerable spending on infrastructure. This doesn't sound like a move to the "center"; it sounds like a set of ambitious, progressive ideas. Yglesias had a good item on this morning: Putting reassuring faces on an agenda of ambitious policy change ...

Progressivism: The New "Center-Right"
TalkLeft — ... perceived as more progressive than she actually was. Of course Yglesias was wrong - Obama was actually perceived as more Leftist than he actually is and Clinton was perceived as more Centrist than she actually is. My preference for Obama was simpler - the Media loved him and hated Hillary (there is not a dime's worth of difference between them on policy.) Indeed, I think Yglesias suffered (suffers?) from CDS himself (thus his self delusion on how Obama was perceived.) Now Yglesias uses the same theory, but in correct fashion this time imo: David ...

11/25: Judging Obama By The Company He Keeps
Blogometer — ... , the same cannot be said, as of this writing, of the cabinet picks. If this really is going to be an administration that listens to diverse voices, we need representation in both areas. Right now, progressives are not represented in the new cabinet." Like Matthew Yglesias and ...