TW: Brooks echos the sentiments of many in regards to the quality of the Obama appointments announced to date. The key for me is the lack of ideology, as I have said before Obama can provide enough ideology the rest of them need to implement. They will have much to do and quickly. Appointments are merely the start of a very long road but at least so far so good.
From Brooks at NYT:
"...This truly will be an administration that looks like America, or at least that slice of America that got double 800s on their SATs...as much as I want to resent these overeducated Achievatrons...I find myself tremendously impressed by the Obama transition...Unlike past Democratic administrations, they are not just handing out jobs to the hacks approved by the favored interest groups. They’re thinking holistically — there’s a nice balance of policy wonks, governors and legislators. They’re also thinking strategically...Most of all, they are picking Washington insiders. Or to be more precise, they are picking the best of the Washington insiders...
Obama seems to have dispensed with the romantic and failed notion that you need inexperienced “fresh faces” to change things...As a result, the team he has announced so far is more impressive than any other in recent memory...these are open-minded individuals who are persuadable by evidence...they are admired professionals...they are not excessively partisan...they are not ideological...there are many people on this team with practical creativity...
...the personnel decisions have been superb. The events of the past two weeks should be reassuring to anybody who feared that Obama would veer to the left or would suffer self-inflicted wounds because of his inexperience. He’s off to a start that nearly justifies the hype."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/opinion/21brooks.html?_r=2
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