BETTER BUY THAT DOG QUICKLY, BECAUSE HE HAS NO FRIENDS:

Obama Team Springs Leaks: Rumors Disrupt Plan For Announcing Cabinet Nominees (Shailagh Murray and Chris Cillizza, 11/21/08, Washington Post)

Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his presidential campaign, but it didn't take long for him to discover that running a transition is something quite different.

Top aides to the president-elect had hoped to take a methodical approach to selecting and unveiling their new team, starting with the announcements of top national security and economic players shortly after Thanksgiving. But leaks and rumors have disrupted that plan, suggesting that the "no-drama Obama" mantra famously repeated by his staff may not be as operational in Washington as it was at campaign headquarters in Chicago.

Given that his campaign was all about adding a line to his CV, why shouldn't others follow his lead?

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 21, 2008 9:14 AM