*Update* Here’s the press conference now it’s over:
And here’s the who’s who: Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, Robert Gates as Secretary of Defence, Eric Holder as Attorney General, Marine Gen. James Jones as White House National Security Advisor, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security, and Susan Rice as UN Ambassador.
From ‘Mikeatle’, commenting on Bob Cesca’s Obama turkey sandwich post on HuffPo:
“You know the nicest thing about today? As my family sat down to eat, we discussed what we were thankful for this year, and every person at the table mentioned Obama. We Americans have some tough times ahead, but it’s nice to know that our new President will have our interests in mind.”
Talk about fear and loathing… And don’t you just love the way they’ve used the shot of Rahm Emanuel talking into Barack Obama’s ear? Like they’re planning some sort of evil conspiracy against the American people? Mwa-ha-haaa!
It reminds me of this slice of brilliance from The Day Today. It’s WAR!:
Ahem. Going back to the Fox News advert: someone on Huffington Post’s comments board said that this is exactly what liberal, intellectual America needs to do - to stoop to this level (actually, they said ’snoop’, but I’m pretty sure they meant ’stoop’) and start using some of Fox’s brilliant marketing tricks.
But here’s the thing: they don’t. Because Barack Obama won the election pretty tidily without stooping to such levels. Or, indeed, snooping to them.
Another day, another press conference about the economy… Well, at least he’s taking it seriously, eh?
Barack Obama announced two new administration members yesterday, and spoke more about his plans for rejuvenating the economy and building a “smarter” government. Sounds like his team are going through funding programs with a fine-toothed comb:
But he knows how to play with grown-ups now. As proved by his pick of Joe Biden - and as Paul Krugman notes in the New York Times:
“Seriously, isn’t it amazing just how impressive the people being named to key positions in the Obama administration seem? Bye-bye hacks and cronies, hello people who actually know what they’re doing. For a bunch of people who were written off as a permanent minority four years ago, the Democrats look remarkably like the natural governing party these days, with a deep bench of talent.
That doesn’t mean they’ll succeed — this might be a good time to reread The Best and the Brightest. But what an improvement!”
An improvement, indeed. The Republican party seems to wear ignorance and anti-intellectualism as a badge of honour; and the Bush administration rife was with cronyism. In fact, as the son of a former President, you could say he himself was the ultimate crony. Surrounded by cronies. Being all crony-like.
(Hmm… ‘crony’ is definitely one of those words which, the more you say it, the weirder it sounds.)
