Obama’s Cabinet Picks Gets Rave Reviews

Damn, we know we have a true winner of a president when he gets all the warm wishes and kudos from these people, as Jeremy Scahill from Alternet points out. Do you think he is brimming with pride and joy to get such wonderful endorsements from those who got us into this mess to begin with? And you don’t believe that Obama is the same? Still?

Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama’s ‘Team of Rivals’

As Barack Obama’s opus, Team of Rivals, continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the “critics” are full of praise for the cast:

“[T]he new administration is off to a good start.”

– Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell.

“[S]uperb … the best of the Washington insiders … this will be a valedictocracy — rule by those who graduate first in their high school classes.”

– David Brooks, conservative New York Times columnist

“[V]irtually perfect … “

– Senator Joe Lieberman, former Democrat and John McCain’s top surrogate in the 2008 campaign.

“[R]eassuring.”

– Karl Rove, “Bush’s brain.”

“I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain … this all but puts an end to the 16-month timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, the unconditional summits with dictators, and other foolishness that once emanated from the Obama campaign … [Hillary] Clinton and [James] Steinberg at State should be powerful voices for ‘neo-liberalism’ which is not so different in many respects from ‘neo-conservativism.’”

– Max Boot, neoconservative activist, former McCain staffer.

“I see them as being sort of center-right of the Democratic party.”

– James Baker, former Secretary of State and the man who led the theft of the 2000 election.

“[S]urprising continuity on foreign policy between President Bush’s second term and the incoming administration … certainly nothing that represents a drastic change in how Washington does business. The expectation is that Obama is set to continue the course set by Bush … “

– Michael Goldfarb of the neoconservative Weekly Standard.

“I certainly applaud many of the appointments … “

– Senator John McCain

“So far, so good.”

– Senator Lamar Alexander, senior Republican Congressional leader.

Hillary Clinton will be “outstanding” as Secretary of State

– Henry Kissinger, war criminal

Rahm Emanuel is “a wise choice” in the role of Chief of Staff

– Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, John McCain’s best friend.

Obama’s team shows “Our foreign policy is non-partisan.”

– Ed Rollins, top Republican strategist and Mike Huckabee’s 2008 campaign manager

“The country will be in good hands.”

– Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush’s Secretary of State

**Team of Rivals will be playing all day, every day for at least the next four years**

The Money Quote:

Obama is set to continue the course set by Bush

Yes, since these remarks are from all of these wonderfully American Warrior Patriots who have never been wrong about anything having to do with this country, I wonder if Obama is pleased by the endorsements? I wonder if the Obamaites are pleased by these endorsements? I wonder if anyone thinks that I, as a real Progressive< should also jump in a praise Mr Obama like the followers and now his new entourage peanut gallery has extended.

Maybe I should just realize how fucking wrong the Obamaites are and stick to my guns of getting you to hold the man’s feet to the fire since it was your sheople-like attitude that elected him to begin with?