If Obama assembles a "team of rivals" should we be critical?

[Fridays Child]

Look at what a White House populated by sycophants and yes men has wrought. The best way to strengthen and refine your position is to lend a serious ear to the opposition. So, whether Obama picks people more liberal than him, DLCers, centrists, or even moderate Republicans, I don't intend to second guess him.

[TwilightZone]

1. One of the smartest things Bill Clinton did as president was surround himself with people who...

weren't afraid to disagree with him and/or provide opposing viewpoints.

I think it's very possible that Obama will do something similar.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Who Stood Up For The Middle Class?

In the Clinton administration?

Seems to me they were all pro-Predator-Class opportunists.

[Fridays Child]

9. He's at least as smart as Bill Clinton. Big Dog 2.0.

I think someone here called Obama that, the other day. It sounds right, to me.

[PresidentObama]

2. DU will be critical of him no matter what, he should do whats best for HIM n/t

[Patiod]

4. Well, maybe if he'd listened to DU during the election......

....oh, right, uh, never mind.................

[MaraJade]

3. I hope that he DOES choose a team of rivals. . .

that is the only way he will ever truly know what is actually going on. It is also the only way that he will ever be able to
unite this nation--BY LISTENING TO THE OPPOSITION AND ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT THE OTHER SIDE THINKS. We've had eight years of a deaf and bullying administration--now is the time for something better.

[Teaser]

6. Dude has earned my trust. I'll go with his decisions

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. I think we need to keep posting those "Chill the f*** out!" pictures around here.

Obama knows what he is doing and hasn't let us down yet. I certainly don't think that he is infallible but he has demonstrated remarkably good judgment during the course of his campaign. It will become even more crucial as President.

In regards to your post, I believe that he should (and will) have a diverse cabinet with diverse viewpoints and NOT a bunch of sychophants and "yes-men". I do believe that that was part of the reason that he chose Biden for VP. I don't believe for an instant that he even wants THAT in his administration. It's caused too much damage to our country already. The Bush (mis-)administration is perhaps the most significant "cautionary tale" in regards to sycophants and "yes-men" in recent history.

[Fridays Child]

16. This one?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

17. You got i!

:applause:

[avaistheone1]

8. I think out leaders including the president should serve the people.

I think we the people should be guiding and supporting Obama to make this country more just, equitable and progressive country. Our forefathers did not design this country or our Constitution for some daddy president to come up with all the big ideas and movements to push our country forward.

The civil rights movement, the women's movement, and the environment moment was not started by any of our presidents. It was started by the people.

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. I hope he assembles a team of the best and brightest.

I wouldn't expect that to include those who sign on to a massively FAILED ideology. Why? What for? If they advocated it, they're failures too. We can do better than that.

[Avalux]

11. I trust Obama's judgement in who he picks.

If he runs his presidency the same was he ran his campaign, we have nothing to worry about. He has proven to me he knows what he's doing and I will hold any criticism until I see otherwise.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

12. absolutely not

worked well for Lincoln, and Obama has the strength of our 16th President. He can handle it.

[wiggs]

13. As head of Harvard Law Review, he disappointed his allies by picking a group

of editors with differing viewpoints than he...no dummie. He has his reasons, I'm sure.

He is going to lead from the middle and will pick advisors to help him do that.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Politico is suggesting he's tapped Bobby Kennedy Jr. as head of EPA.

RFK Jr. is dangerously incompetent for the job, and it'd be Obama's first major mistake.

I'm not about to give a pass to any dangerously incompetent cronies in the administration just because they were tapped by a democrat.

[Rosco T.]

15. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer....

[Renew Deal]

18. If he does, it will be EXACTLY what he said he would do.

There would be no surprise there.

[Posteritatis]

19. We should be critical - *intelligently* critical - of anything any president does (nt)