Yes, really.
And today we learn that Robert Gibbs has been tapped to be Obama's Press Secretary. What does Gibbs bring to the new Obama World Order? The kind that even Markos Moulitsas Zuniga of the world's most popular liberal political blog, the Daily Kos, said of Gibbs in 2007:
"Obama clearly dipped into the slimiest corners of DC to pluck out Gibbs.Rahm and Gibbs. Professional smearmeisters who have an established reputation of being overtly partisan. Ya know, I figured I'd be saying I told you so to a lot of my friends that were Obama supporters...I just never knew it would start so early.
Politics is dirty business, indeed. And there’s no doubt that Obama’s rapid response has been stellar.
But one can’t help but get a little cynical hearing Obama talk about 'changing the tone' and all that bullshit, while hiring a well-known smear-meister best known for his work trashing other Democrats."
UPDATE: You can add Axelrod to the list. He's Obama's Rove.
And I would also like to stress that I'd have no problem with these appointments had Obama run primarily on getting his agenda done. Instead, he ran on bipartisanship and bridging the divide between Republicans and Democrats; changing the tone, as Kos puts it. Instead, he has already violated the trust provided him by the electorate by making his first appointments individuals that so clearly represent opposite of the theme of his campaign. Amazing.
Peace be with you, D.J.
ReplyDeleteIts a little premature to say anything about Obama's cabinet...let's wait until its full before we start making hack judgements, shall we?
ReplyDeleteMissing the entire point, aren't we, Mr. Anonymous?
ReplyDeleteThese people aren't his cabinet. These are the people that will be closest to him and helping him run the country directly from the Oval Office.
Dems said they would do away with 'More of the same'? This is exactly that.