File photo shows President-elect Barack Obama during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)From the Politico:
President-elect Obama made official the worst-kept secret in Washington this morning: that his national security team will be headlined by a bitter political rival (Clinton) and a member of President Bush’s war cabinet (Gates).
Beyond the obvious symbolism, however, Monday’s moves also offer some important evidence on the best-kept secret of the past two years: how will a President Obama actually govern in these troubled times?
The parlor game of who gets what job is largely over, save a few of the less prestigious cabinet gigs. Here is what today’s announcement – combined with the unveiling of his top White House staff and economic team – tell us about the 44th president as he prepares to take over.
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My Comment: The Politico is convinced that President Obama will govern by consensus .... utilizing a "parliamentary" approach to government. I do not see this at all. When one looks at his political history, he was always partisan and left wing. There was never any desire to work in the spirit of consensus .... or to go to the other side for consensus. I do not think there is one piece of legislation that he can point to that was done with this spirit.
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President-elect Obama made official the worst-kept secret in Washington this morning: that his national security team will be headlined by a bitter political rival (Clinton) and a member of President Bush’s war cabinet (Gates).
Beyond the obvious symbolism, however, Monday’s moves also offer some important evidence on the best-kept secret of the past two years: how will a President Obama actually govern in these troubled times?
The parlor game of who gets what job is largely over, save a few of the less prestigious cabinet gigs. Here is what today’s announcement – combined with the unveiling of his top White House staff and economic team – tell us about the 44th president as he prepares to take over.
Read more ....
My Comment: The Politico is convinced that President Obama will govern by consensus .... utilizing a "parliamentary" approach to government. I do not see this at all. When one looks at his political history, he was always partisan and left wing. There was never any desire to work in the spirit of consensus .... or to go to the other side for consensus. I do not think there is one piece of legislation that he can point to that was done with this spirit.
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The parlor game of who gets what job is largely over, save a few of the less prestigious cabinet gigs. Here is what today’s announcement – combined with the unveiling of his top White House staff and economic team – tell us about the 44th president as he prepares to take over.
Read more ....
My Comment: The Politico is convinced that President Obama will govern by consensus .... utilizing a "parliamentary" approach to government. I do not see this at all. When one looks at his political history, he was always partisan and left wing. There was never any desire to work in the spirit of consensus .... or to go to the other side for consensus. I do not think there is one piece of legislation that he can point to that was done with this spirit.
When I look at his national defense team, I only see appointees (with a different philosophy .... like Robert Gates) gone in a few months, and the rest of the team wholefully inexperience in foreign affairs. If anything, I find this team to be a transitional team .... a team that will either replaced with 18 months or completely subservient to the White House.
Sen. Hillary Clinton is the exception .... and what happens there will be interesting.
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My Comment: The Politico is convinced that President Obama will govern by consensus .... utilizing a "parliamentary" approach to government. I do not see this at all. When one looks at his political history, he was always partisan and left wing. There was never any desire to work in the spirit of consensus .... or to go to the other side for consensus. I do not think there is one piece of legislation that he can point to that was done with this spirit.
When I look at his national defense team, I only see appointees (with a different philosophy .... like Robert Gates) gone in a few months, and the rest of the team wholefully inexperience in foreign affairs. If anything, I find this team to be a transitional team .... a team that will either replaced with 18 months or completely subservient to the White House.
Sen. Hillary Clinton is the exception .... and what happens there will be interesting.