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JTatEHT — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:51:35 GMT

Fortes fortuna adiuvat. Obama could indeed be one of our great Presidents.

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Ed, FW, TX — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:54:48 GMT

Barack continues to pick folks with experience and "centrist" aspects. Considering his campaign rhetoric, why are so many on the extreme Left and Right so surprised. He is doing what he said he would do. Troubled times call for a pragmatic approach.

Bubba's willingness to make the needed concessions suggests two things: 1) He is finally fully on board and 2) He acknowledges is debts to Hillary. As for the Clinton Dramedy, only time will tell.

Don't worry, be happy. Change is coming with deliberate speed!

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:04:56 GMT

It's too bad that Obama is keeping a "Tyrant" Bush clown like Gates in office. He hasn't done squat to improve the situation in Adfghanistan because he's been too preoccupied with that phony occupation in Iraq.

I like that Hillary will be chosen for Secretary of State. Shows that Obama can let bygones be bygones and he's going to leave the ugly campaigning of the primaries in the primaries.

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Gary Schear, bozeman Montana — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:07:17 GMT

Pragmatism good, Right Wing / Left wing extremism Bad.
Iraq IS a Quagmire, a mistake of biblical proportions made by a criminally incompetent Administration foisted on US by an intellectually bankrupt political party.
When extracting ones foot from a quagmire one needs to use caution so as to not leave one's boot stuck in the quagmire.
Get out of the way of the competent professionals and let them do the job we hired them to do.

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katiec Pekin, IL — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:08:22 GMT

I'm sorry, I do not know one liberal supporter who is angered at Barack Obama's choices. You, the media try
to push this constantly, but the American people are not buying it.
Barack Obama has made some excellant choices. Stop
trying to push your negativity down our throats.

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eagle1776 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:14:31 GMT

Pragmatism seems to be the key to the Obama selections no matter what the office is. That is a good thing. So far so good.

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jawillie, Philadelphia, PA. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:14:55 GMT

So far Obama has made some really pragmatic choices for his cabinet. If he does as well here as he seems to have done with his economic team, the country will have far better credibility with the world at large than it did under G.W. BU--SH--.

50 Days Until Inauguration Day!
http://jawillie.blog.com

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Pacheck, Huntington Beach, Ca. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:19:08 GMT

With the possible exception of HRC, the people who President Obama has selected seems to be a real "A" Team. Hillary lost all her cashet with the snipers in Kosovo. When I see her now on television, her brilliance is now dull.

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Rock,Janesville,Wisconsin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:20:09 GMT

It is good to see the professionals selectioned coming together into teams. The key word here is "team." All these individuals, will have leave all of their "ego" issues at home. There will be no place for them when they are busy running of our Government. That is fact!

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Ms Cratchit — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:07:04 GMT

A centrist team?!? Hillary, Biden, all the Clinton reruns? Grades are in. Obama gets an F.

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Alan, Albuquerque, New Mexico — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:00:21 GMT

Welcome to Clinton/Bush-6

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Jackie Rawlings Riverside California — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:16:24 GMT

Every position Hillary has had the Journalist and reporters seem to attack her. As a role model for career woman she is a Lawyer, was First Lady, two term Senator, got the history making 18 million Primary votes and now Secretary of State still she condemd. Bush has caused chaos around the World with kidnapping, torture, rape and murder of innocent people as the same Journalist/Reporters hail him as a great leader. Not one reporter showed the film of the resent Peru APEC Summit which Bush was clearly drunk. The Foreign Media was all over it but the US covered it up. Like it or not Hillary is the Secretary of State and all World Leaders are supportive of Obama's choice and their looking forward to working with her. Connie Rice has done nothing and isn't even respected by World Leaders because they knew she wasn't qualified for the job just playing the piano.

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Barbara C. - Fort Lauderdale, FL — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:21:33 GMT

I am a Liberal Democrat and I am happy with Obama's choices. I just spoke with a very close family member who is a Republican who VOTED for Obama, and she is happy with Obama's choices.

Welcome back every one who was off during the Holiday.

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Kirk in Dallas — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:35:14 GMT

What's with the media lately? I keep seeing interviewers trying to stir up partisan bickering between their left and right leaning guests. The guests aren't biting though. They are all impressed with the actions of our president-to-be. Those of us who have been long time supporters aren't surprised though. Obama's the real deal. You can tell cooperation doesn't come naturally to our entrenched polititians, but they're giving it their best shot. Obama's making that easier for them. I also thought Gov. Richardson would've made a great Sec of State, but I'm not near as smart as the President-elect, so I'll just wait and see on that one.

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Delmar Fairchild, Barron, WI — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:42:41 GMT

I can't understand how Hillary can be Sec. of State when Bill is in the pocket of the Arabs. Where do they get all that money and why should we think that Hillary will not be presuaded by the money?

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educated ron — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:47:41 GMT

We are watching the genius of Obama, the intelligence of a guy who simply commonly uses common sense.

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Antelope110 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:52:36 GMT

It's interesting how selective memory can be. A jolt: Remember Hillary kissing Mrs. Arafat? Pro-Israel? I'm not convinced.

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bob smith — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:05:06 GMT

Yet another steaming pile of change.

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brad, olney, md — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:40:28 GMT

To Eric in Salinas, CA... You are wrong about Gates being a Bush clown. He is Brent Scowcroft & Bush 41's guy. He was pushed on Bush by his father to clean up Rumsfeld's mess and is not a chicken hawk neo-con. By all accounts he has done a good job cleaning up after the war criminal Rumsfeld and will give Obama political cover to get out of Iraq on his timetable. Good move.

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Mellen, Atlanta, Georgia — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:09:24 GMT

If Shirley Franklin gets HUD, we will lose a fantastic mayor here in ATL. Great pick for HUD; Franklin has managed a 5 billion dollar infrastructure rebuild on water system here...it's Ahead of schedule and Under budget. She is competence and pragmatism, defined!