Obama keeps Gates and makes Hillary SOS
President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before settling on a firm timetable to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq.
At a news conference, the president-elect also introduced retired Marine Gen. James Jones as White House national security adviser, former Justice Department official Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of homeland security and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations.
No huge surprises. More right leaning then I would have liked, in that all the ones I know anything about are middle of the road or right leaning. I would like to see at least one real left leaning politician in Obama's circle of power. But we shall show how it plays out in practice, from the looks of things Obama won't have any shortage of international problems to deal with.
Jay