I don't know a whole lot about the inner-workings of any political machine (it would be impossible to follow it without either being involved or following it on a daily basis. I'd rather play 'Dora Bingo' with my daughter.)
But it doesn't mean it's not important. It's clear Obama is opting for continuity in (strategically?) choosing his staff. Mind you, some of his choices would have made places like Daily Kos and Huffington go bananas had, say, McCain selected them. He's probably moderating his romantic and emotional "Yes, we can!" message a tad as realism starts to set in.
Anyway. Needless to say, his appointments have led to some debate. As a far away observer, it's hard to tell what's fact and what's not regarding the individuals. Afterall, we know a whole lot of things get muddled and confused along the way by the time it hits the Orwellian presses.
On a digression, I read one fellow over at The Guardian call Bush a "narcissist." Well, that may be but it seems to me you can apply that tag to several Presidents including Obama.
With that here are three links regarding his appointments. I've already wondered if Dean should have gotten the Health gig.
1 - From The Hegemonist and the appointment of Lee Hamilton.
2 - From Corruption Chronicles and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. A comment in defense of Geithner is available on site.
3- From Foreign Policy (a magazine I was once subscribed to) regarding Leon Panetta's nomination as director of CIA.
4- From Skeptical Eye with link to Antiwar and the introduction of Dennis Ross.
And here's a piece from Factcheck.org debunking several rumors about Nancy Pelosi.
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