Why isn't Obama stacking his administration with people focused on change, as everyone expects (both right and left)?
The thing is that maybe Obama, unlike the last guy, is aware he's spent little time in a major government position (not counting Palin, since she was invited, and didn't actively seek to be on the ticket).
It doesn't matter his goals if he doesn't know how to achieve them properly. If this means spending a couple years confiding in a bunch of people, it doesn't matter if some people (not necessarily here, but elsewhere) think he's somehow letting them run the country.
Then again, most of those people ignored the question of his experience during the election, and now are wondering why things are going this way.
For Obama, this means reaching out to rivals. He's asked McCain to do what he can to help in the Senate. He's even considering Hillary for Sec State (and people still bring how she insulted him during the primaries, but don't really bring up anything specific, making me wonder if they are making that up to make her look bad), and even keeping Robert Gates from the last administration (one of the few from there people thought was actually doing his job).
Given time, Obama could be great for the job, but for now, he needs to learn how to do the job, and unlike the last guy, he seems to be picking teachers more than cronies.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
