IN THE CHOICE OF CYPHERS FOR VP AND HATCHET MEN FOR CHIEF OF STAFF...:

Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel chief of WH staff (DAVID ESPO and NEDRA PICKLER, 11/05/08, Associated Press)

President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.

...doesn't Mr. Obama seem to resemble Richard Nixon and George H. W. Bush?

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 5, 2008 6:29 PM