Reply #25: Anyone who thought Obama's promise of change was about specifics missed [View All]

[No Elephants]

the point, IMO.

As far as his cabinet picks, the U.S. is in bad shape, domestically and abroad, more so than any time in my memory; and I am 65. This is not the time for on the job learning across the board. The only Democrats with experience in working for a President who are still alive worked for Kennedy, Carter or Clinton; and most of the Kennedy and Carter "gangs" are deceased or likely too old for jobs that require stamina and vigor.

On the other hand, I am not naive enough to think that ideology does not matter in Washington, D.C., no matter what the circumstances. I think people try to slide in whatever they can.