He lied>>>>>>>>>>>Pure and simple he lied...Same ole---- say anything to get in office then to hell with the people.No change as of yet and one outsider is NOT change.

it's about the decision making process...not the individuals who have experience or not...

Obama is saying it is about right and wrong...

that doesn't mean people

that is a change that means something...not just picking different people and keeping the same internal values of right and wrong.

because new people may not only fall into the same old ways...

but because they haven't the experience...they are often more likely to.

Penny Pritzger for Commerce?

Can't we have a Secretary of Commerce who hasn't presided over a failed bank and isn't beholding to the big money Chicago polls? Is this the change or the hope? I have to confess that I am very confused.

Give him a chance, people!! Just because he is choosing people that have experience doesn't mean there won't be any change. If I were in his place, I would be picking people with experience instead of people with no knowledge of what is expected!! The ones he is choosing will not go into the job with a "I'll do as I please!"--No, they will do what the President is expecting them to do --or they can be replaced!! Let's give President elect Obama a chance to do it his way----that's why we elected him---Have faith in his choices and pray they are the right ones.

It shows how gullible Americans are and how Obama hoodwinked the generation. Younger generation I don't care because Clinton devised the policies for them to go big, Big house, big cars and No job . No problem. Now younger Obama will drown the good old America.

I agree with the writer before me (lola),the president is the last one to sign anything that will effect change or no change. All will fall on his shoulders not the people he appoints! Let him get out of president elect status before condeming him.

I'm enough of an Independent (or a Constitutionalist, really, seeing as I believe mostly in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, rather than any major political party) to neither accept nor deny Obama's current actions as indicating whether or not he really will bring change.

While I do believe strongly in experience-based promotion, I'm not entirely sure what the change Obama proposes is going to be. Admittedly, it does seem a bit bad that he's looking to D.C. for his help right away... and his voting record, if I understand it correctly, is something like 98% with his party... so you could say the 'change' is from Republican to Democrat. I don't seem to recall him saying what the change he proposed actually was, but I didn't follow his campaign too closely, so it's possible I missed it.

My point? The fact that he's getting D.C. insiders is not proof that he's not going to change things, but it isn't a great start, either. But I'm going to wait and see what his first few policies once in office are before I judge him. Maybe he'll do something useful like fix our meatpacking industry or give rights to people in Guantanamo. He's certainly good with PR.

I suppose there would be complaints and worries no matter who was chosen because we are all very concerned about our future, and that is great! Let's all stay involved. But let's not make snap judgments without thinking things through, either.

It doesn't matter who is in the cabinet so much. If they can do the job then what matters is how they are managed and what policy they are advocating. Are they willing to commit to doing things a new way? If they aren't, they aren't on the cabinet based on the choices I've seen.

You can't charge into Washington on a white horse backed by an army of angry reformers nobody has ever seen before, you have to find the right people who know the way Washington works in order to make successful change. If the first order of business of the 44th President is to make enemies of everyone in Washington we will get exactly nothing done.

What I am seeing is pragmatism and a measured progressive plan. I am seeing a team of experienced people who will not be afraid to disagree with the President, but who are also team players. What I see on their faces is a renewed enthusiasm for the public service they thought they were going to get to do until they got thrown into the quagmire of Washington. When you see hope in the eyes of long-time Washington insiders, that is the miracle, that is the real change we can count on. Let's wait and see what he does with this team before we call foul.

Have faith in his choices and pray they are the right ones.

Sorry, Lola. Nothing to see so far but Clinton era reruns and payoffs to insiders. Gee. Who knew? When does the change start? Soon, I hope .... either that or you'd better wake up and smell that burnt coffee.

Obama's vulnerability has always been his inexperience. He has to rely on Washington insiders and politicians with decades of experience in Washington in order to function. That's why the Democrats annointed him over Hillary - they think they can pull the puppet strings and control him.

It's Bush 43 deja vu all over again. And the dumb masses fell for it.

HE SWINDLED YOU SUCKERS.
SO MUCH FOR CHANGE. BIDEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CLUE HE WAS JUST TALKING OUT THE SIDE OF HIS MOUTH. BIDEN HAS MORE WASHINGTON GOOD OLD BOY EXPERIENCE THEN McCAIN, OBAMA & PALIN PUT TOGETHER. ENJOY YOUR DECISION SUCKERS AND ENJOY KNOWING YOU WERE PLAYED!!!!!

His nick name isn't Obamboozle for nothing.

Now here is a real surprise, those who did not vote for Obama criticizing him before he even takes the oath of office. Whereas those of us who did vote for and support him will give him the time all new Presidents are afforded. Picking someone with a great deal of experience with a change agent at the top is not the same old thing. Many people are very capable of accomplishing whatever needs to be done with the person at the top setting the direction. Let's wait and see. He is our President for at least the next four years and my bet is that in eight years we will be sorry to see him go.

America got punk'd

Oh my God you people really don't have any insight do you? McCain had an ad about experience.It is somewhat true.There are a lot of problems that need to be fixed and they will be fixed starting in Washington.Now Obama will bring new faces, but are you serious?We need people who actually know what they are doing or would you rather him bring in every one that lives on the Southside of Chicago.The problems our country has is like open heart surgery.Now it is very necessary that the new doctors are involved in the process, but tell me what moron would want all the experienced doctors to leave the room at that critical time? Think!

This is ridiculous.
THE CHANGE IS IN THE POLICIES not the people he picks to help him implement those policies. He is making really great choices so far. People he knows can help him get stuff done.

He hasn't "swindled us". If you didn't know he was a moderate centrist you weren't paying attention.

The guy hasn't even taken office yet and some of you are already complaining. Absolutely ludicrous.

lola: you don't get it. These Washington insiders DO NOT KNOW what is expected because they are all part of the good 'old boys Washington network. This is the point. Obama - in no uncertain terms ran a campaign on "Changing business as usual in Washington". How can you change business as usual when you have all the same businessmen working for you?

learningisjoy: wake up. Snap out of the trance already and see you that the only difference between him and any other politician is the color of his skin.

These are tough times.He has to have people around him that will enable him to govern. Our government is broken. You can't fix it with inexperienced people. Change will come about in the important things. Give him a chance to get into office before you judge him.

Why didn't we just elect Hillary Clinton and thenn Bill Clinton could have run the show. Obama made us believe he would change, change the tone in Washington - well he had not and he want - all he ever did was stay on message and bash George Bush - if you think about it - he never really said what he would change - and we believed him. Well, we will not believe him in 2012 and will elect change we can believe in. We hope he does elect Hillary - she ran Bill Clinton's life and she will run Obama's lie. What about poor Bill Richardson that was called a traitor for endorsing him - I bet he wish he could take back that back.

I'm not upset yet but it seems that he at best "wants to hit the ground running" which requires nominees that require cabinet approval to have a familiarity with those voting so it gets done quick and they can enact policy.

My concern if the faces of the leaders are familiar, then won't policies and methods used be famailiar and not employ change as such.

For various reasons, I will be happy with my vote but I wanted more than a change in complexion and gender of leadership and will quickly look to put in place people who are changing the way policies are arrived at.