It is brilliant of the new president to surround himself with talented people, especially in this Bush economy, Bush wars, and Bush's ineptitude at leadship that has brought about deep recession and joblessness.

Only 62 more days until Inauguration Day!

Does this mean we can soon see more cases of lawyer logs disappearing and misteriously re-appearing, or lawyer friends suddenly committing 'suicide'?

On a positive note, economy wise, the sales of blue dresses should start picking up.

Almost EVERY major democrat with enough experience to be worthy of a major (or even minor) cabinet position has ties in one way or another to the Clintons... Prior to Clinton there hadn't been a democrat in charge in over a decade.

Change will come via his policies.

Smart move to pick proven people who have served and delivered a budget surplus during their time. Would you pick the ones that got us into this mess. No! Unless you want business as usual. I'm sure there will be others placed in positions to make a difference that will draw bi-partisan support and still be criticized. It's how they (critics) keep their jobs.

Some fundamental change...NOT!

You can't bring in a complete crew of Washington neophytes, ask Jimmy Carter how well that worked out.

To pick winners from the Clinton administration is smart. Besides, they will following Obamas agenda, it is his agenda that is different.

Winning team members with a winning agenda, that is change, smart change.

Personally I think he needs some people on his Team that has experience, specially the Secretary of State, and the Justice Dept.

I read in the Washington Post that he intends to review the Contracted employees of the Government. That is a very good idea because when I worked for the Government there was a lot of Contractors that did nothing but sit around and talk all day long (Most of these Contractors were ex-government workers that either retired and came back or quit the government and then came back). The retired Government workers got their retirement pay and then collected $50 or more dollars per hour to come back and since they knew they wouldn't get into trouble they were the worst offenders. Government needs to be totally reviewed and anyone that sits around and does nothing all day long need to be fired. They need new standards bosses to back up those standards if the employee doesn't do their work.

Well isn't it the people that make the policy, and if so then it's definitely the people that matter. I don't blame one person for the mess the country is in, I blame all of the blow-hards in Washington that only seem to be in it for themselves...not for the people that elected them.

Sorry, but my personal opinion is that the man simply said what he needed to say to get elected and we are seeing Clinton III materialize right before our eyes. Remember that a majority of independent economic advisers have pointed out that the Clinton administrations poor handling of financial institutions and the housing industries lending standards as a major reason that we are facing the economic downturn we see now. Surprise, surprise dems, not everything is Bush's fault (although he is not totally innocent either).

A short history lesson: Bill Clinton tried to fully integrate openly gay people into the military right after his inauguration in 1993. But then-Senator Sam Nunn destroyed the idea, bombed Clinton for it, and created Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Clinton lost all of his mandate overnight at Nunn's hands, and the Republicans took the House and Senate in 1994.

Two pieces of advice for Obama:
(1) Don't pick Nunn for ANYTHING – avoid him like the plague, he's toxic, and very anti-gay.

(2) Follow Truman's lead. Don't eliminate Don't Ask Don't Tell immediately. Wait until the spotlight dims a little, like Truman did when he integrated the services racially.

Only from Democrats that have a proven track record. At least Eric Holder isn't an Alberta Gonzales, the crooked, butt kisser who was bush's AG and caused all the trouble with appointed republican imbedded local AG's that turned the country up side down.

I expect change from Obama.

Most importantly, from the disasterous 8 years of the Bush administration.

I expect his administration to raise the level of civility in Washington, to be open to all ideas – not just "new" ideas. Listen, analyze, decide.

I do not expect them to re-invent the wheel where is come to governance. Nor do I expect them to reinvent the constitution.

We have a government which has served us well for 200+ years. We have evolved and changed, but we do not need to throw out the good of the past just to show that we have "change".

Unfortunately, the knives are already out, ready to disect and criticize every decision made.

I am not looking for a revolution. If Obama looks around and sees the necessary qualifications to implement his policies in a person who has worked in Washington before, I have no problem with this.

So anything different than the Republicans who have been running things since 2001 would be a change in the right direction.

Down with the spend, spend, spend Republicans.