Obama's Flux Capacitor

There's some criticism coming down--perhaps a bit of hyperbole, but with a grain of truth--that President Elect-Obama's "Change Express" is a little bit off the tracks. After all, he campaigned expressly on hopes of a new manner of government...but a vast majority of his first appointments to staff and cabinet level positions, including, but not limited to, Rahm Emanuel, Eric Holder, Bill Richardson, Lawrence Summers and certainly, the Hillster, are all persons with great ties to the Clinton Administration. Is this really "Change" or a return to the policies of the 90s? And, if so, is that even a bad thing?

Putting aside the predilection to fail to keep it in his pants, the Clinton era did leave office with a balanced budget, a budget surplus, a regime change in Kosovo that DIDN'T leave us in a 10 year boondoggle...there were significant accomplishments that the current occupant can't point too. (In fact, I'd like to see him point to one that didn't turn out to be a joke--other than the accomplished way he oversaw election stealing.)

It's also understandable that an incoming Democratic Administration would look towards experienced people in a time of economic crisis and world turmoil--and that the Democrats of this era with that kind of experience probably worked for Good Old Bill at some point.

Still, I would like to see a few more new faces. It's hard to make the case for a new kind of government when you are falling back on an administration that began 16 years ago now. It's tempting, and easier, to go after experience...but as you said during the campaign, time and time again, it's more about judgement. Maybe some new blood, with some different ways at looking at problems are in order.