www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/05/AR2008120502602.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Obama's choices for his administration draws opinions from everyone and just about every position has been filled with a questionable figure. Obama's choices have been continually lamented and since the choices continue, the lamants will, too. It's not just a general dissatisfaction with government, though that certainly has impact. The choices themselves have connections and past experiences to which many progressives take exception. And the writers here at Opednews have been quick to point this out.
The Washington Post also acknowledges this but points out that Obama intends to maintain control. "What we are going to do is combine experience with fresh thinking. But understand where the -- the vision for change comes from first and foremost. It comes from me."
(Obama's) " ... strategy has a better chance than it might otherwise -- simply because the center has shifted to the left. "
The list of issues (torture, global warming, health care, the war, and changing the US image) are already established in the public's forebrain as changing . That is progress. But " Obama's opening moves may not feel like the change they anticipated. "
So like many here at Opednews, the Post suggests that there isn't a blank check available for the new administration, but opts for a limited 'wait-and-see' policy as the best approach.
