As Barack Obama’s opus, 'Team of Rivals,' continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the 'critics' are full of praise for the cast:
“[S]uperb…the best of the Washington insiders…this will be a valedictocracy — rule by those who graduate first in their high school classes.” – David Brooks, conservative New York Times columnist
“[V]irtually perfect…” – Senator Joe Lieberman, former Democrat and John McCain’s top surrogate in the 2008 campaign.
“[R]eassuring.” – Karl Rove, “Bush’s brain.”
“I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain…this all but puts an end to the 16-month timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, the unconditional summits with dictators, and other foolishness that once emanated from the Obama campaign…[Hillary] Clinton and [James] Steinberg at State should be powerful voices for ‘neo-liberalism’ which is not so different in many respects from ‘neo-conservativism.’” – Max Boot, neoconservative activist, former McCain staffer.
“I see them as being sort of center-right of the Democratic party.” – James Baker, former Secretary of State and the man who led the theft of the 2000 election.
“[S]urprising continuity on foreign policy between President Bush’s second term and the incoming administration….certainly nothing that represents a drastic change in how Washington does business. The expectation is that Obama is set to continue the course set by Bush…” – Michael Goldfarb of the neoconservative Weekly Standard.
“I certainly applaud many of the appointments…” – Senator John McCain
"[T]he new administration is off to a good start." – Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell.
Hillary Clinton will be “outstanding” as Secretary of State – Henry Kissinger, war criminal.
'Team of Rivals' will be playing all day, every day for at least the next four years. // jeremy scahill, 11.30.08, huffington post
obama's kettle of hawks // jeremy scahill, 01.02.08, counterpunch
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