Five of us were having lunch;

[russspeakeasy]

I asked "how would you grade Denis McDonough's job performance".

Nobody knew him !!!
Could that be part of Obama's problem.??

[The Wielding Truth]

1. Succeeding Jack Lew. And how many of your friends know Jack Lew?

[russspeakeasy]

3. Exactly, and these are reasonably well informed people.

Granted, we are all up in years, but not to know the Presidents Chief of Staff says to me that he hasn't been visible enough.

[elleng]

2. Doubt it,

not many know, or knew names of any chiefs of staff.

On the other hand, considering the 'day's chief kerfuffle, mebbe WE have opinions.

[russspeakeasy]

4. It just seems to me that PBO could use all the help he can get.

ie. put together a group of experienced policy wonks and re-sell ACA. Maybe in townhalls, maybe on radio, maybe on tv, maybe in print.

[elleng]

5. Generally a good idea,

but putting together another group of whatevers may not be so easy now, after all. ONE highly informed teacher type might be able to do it, as bClinton does with stuff. Unfortunately he's taken himself out of the picture for THIS purpose.