On the face of it you have a bunch of pragmatists. But, in truth, all I see are a bunch of Senators and eggheads with massive egos that are absolutely conscious of being part of a historic Administration. What I don't see is coherency or an outline as to where they want America to be in 10 to 20 years. No strategy means muddling through the next four years (from crisis to crisis). This is a disaster waiting to happen. An Administration needs to be proactive, not reactive. Despite the Bush Administration's many flaws, at least they knew where they wanted America to be and those in their Administration had written many policy papers and had been members of numerous think tanks. Obama's has nothing.
I really hope Obama can manage all those egos AND find the time to lead, rather than be lead.
I really hope Obama can manage all those egos AND find the time to lead, rather than be lead.