Clintonistas returning to Washington

I don't believe President-elect Obama has named a single cabinet secretary or other official to date, that doesn't have a strong pedigree in the Bill Clinton administration.

For the great apostle of change and hope, pledging to lead America on a new path, it is hard to see anything new. What possibly would be different, if, instead of becoming Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton had won and was staffing the new administration?

The liberal press, deeply embedded in Obama's pocket, sees this as wisdom, appointing experienced--and in their mind, distinguished--public servants to the new administration. But where is the change and exciting new direction?

For all the political bilge that many could see through as it rolled from Obama's lips, about America entering a post-partisan era without rancor or discord, what we are seeing is "the same old, same old."

That is not to say that this is all bad. In this perilous time economically and internationally, a good argument can be made that the stability of experience and familiarity is just what the times demand. From a John McCain administration, this is exactly what we were promised and would have expected.

But for the great agent of change, who rolled up some 57% of the popular vote and an even bigger margin in the electoral college, and arguably drew this strong endorsement because he promised something new--such a result would be disappointing and questionable, at least to a less fawning, and more objective news media assessment.

As a conservative, I like the looks of the Obama Administration a lot more than I thought I would, so far. And the far left is squealing in the blogosphere about Obama's more middle-of-the-road approach. But it's full steam ahead in the mainstream media, puffing each Obama appointee just a little higher than the last one.

Campaign promises are always tossed aside after the election is over. But Obama is setting a record for speed.