A Team of Rivals and Moderates

With President-elect Obama's Cabinet coming into place we are seeing a team of, what he would call, rivals, but more importantly, it seems to be a team of moderates.





With Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and James L. Jones as National Security Adviser we are seeing the beginning of a foreign policy team that will not swerve sharply to left, and instead will be responsible. That should give conservative some comfort.

Some conservatives have problems with the lack of change in the Administration, and large amount of ex-Clinton officials (and some for good reason like in the case of Eric Holder) but to be honest I'd rather have a relatively inexperienced president be surrounded by experienced centrists than by inexperienced people of any political persuasion, especially radicals.

Does Hillary Clinton have the formal education in international relations that others like Madeline Albright or Condoleeza Rice have? No, but she was one of the best names being tossed around. Compared to John Kerry she's leaps and bounds better. Perhaps if she does indeed get we'd see Richard Holbrooke as her deputy or in another high position.

Gen. (ret.) James Jones, considering his long career in the Marine Corps wold be a great asset to an Obama Administrations. He's had experience as Supreme Allied Commander of Europe. He currently is president and chief executive of the United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy, which seeks to find ways to assure that the nation’s energy supply is “adequate, affordable and secure while protecting the environment,” according to the organization’s mission statement. He was considered for the position of Deputy Secretary of State and has worked on security issues throughout the Middle East. This is a very good choice.