Obama's First Pick for Cabinet was a Fannie Mae CEO

Isn't Fannie Mae under investigation for cooking their books and fraud? Plus Rahm was in the Clinton administration. How is that change? That would mean the same old people in cabinet positions and same old BS going on.

I think you're right, Emanuel should be questioned about his past activities and associations but I think he's a good choice for what a Chief of Staff is meant to do. He's known as someone who "gets things done" plus the fact that he and Obama are good friends isn't a small factor, in my opinion, because that should mean they'll be able to be honest with each other even if they disagree on some matters. I know there has been some mention of the fact President Elect Obama may be turning to some former Clinton "people" but, as someone else pointed out, if he wants people who are experienced and knowledgeable it will be hard to put together an entire team without having some members with associations with past Administrations. I really hope Obama does reach out to some Republicans and that they reach back. I heard where Vice President Elect Biden said he'd be calling on Senator McCain for help and he reiterated his high regard for his longtime friend and colleague (I'm paraphrasing), and I hope that happens, I really mean that. Annie

Shows us how much for change Obama wants. Part of the reason America got in this mess was that the Democrats were pressuring the mortgage companies to lend to people who would not be able to pay unless they got sub-prime loans that they would default on when the loans turned regular and that was done because they wanted lower class people mostly African=Americans to own houses. It was the same with the Affirmative Action where blacks who wanted to go to college and get jobs could get in at a lower rate than white people. I do not know what Obama's intent, whether he plans to bankrupt all the non black people by making them pay for the loans that the Fannie Mae gave up and excepting the black people, but I suspect it looks that way. He should have appointed that man as Chief of Staff.

Sorry Ted I was not here 3 years ago. But look how things have changed in 3 short years and what we are coming up with for the election. Kind of helps to reread things from 4 years ago. Crazy how history keeps repeating itself.