There's been some trepidation about Obama's early cabinet picks. I shared some concern about the type of "change" we were getting.
Now, a very promising sign: Obama keeps Gates. On the surface there's no change - Washington insider keeps job. Big headlines, right?
Plenty of recent presidents have had the "token opposition" in their cabinet somewhere. But this is different: keeping one of the BIG FOUR from the outgoing administration, with a change in party control. We might as well have expected Bush to keep Clinton's Attorney General, or Clinton to keep Bush 1's Secretary of State.
Obama clearly doesn't agree with Gates on all things military. But he shouldn't have to. Filling a cabinet full of ideological yes-men hasn't turned out too well in the past. Looking beyond party to think about what's best for the country is the type of change we should keep.
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