Has your opinion of President-Elect Obama been enhanced or diminished by his cabinet choices.

[MoonRiver]

And for the sake of this argument, assume he has picked HRC for SoS.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. I'm reserving my opinion until he gets into office

and I see if he is, indeed,running the show.

[pscot]

2. I'm warily optimistic

Hoping for the best.

[MoonRiver]

4. I am extremely optimistic.

And it's not because of Hillary's apparent appointment. I just feel very good about this new administration now.

[Rydz777]

17. I have a cat. Like all cats, he is curious, wary, and patient. Right

now, that is my mood. What I am wary about is "Gates," "Surge in Afghanistan," and "16 months in Iraq." But I'll be patient. Actually I have no choice but to be patient. Later, however, I may complain. That also will be my choice.

[AtomicKitten]

3. The show starts 1-20-09. People are losing their blob over the previews.

[EFerrari]

7. Except the show is being cast now. n/t

[AtomicKitten]

9. The director is pretty good. We'll see how he manages his cast. n/t

[rosesaylavee]

5. I have gone from cautiously hopeful

to gratefully ecstatic on election day to wildly optimistic today, 51 days from the inauguration.

Not kidding. I think we are very fortunate to have him as our President Elect. And no, he wasn't even my 4th choice in the primaries.

[EFerrari]

6. He's doing what I thought he'd do for the most part. Not changed. n/t

[w4rma]

8. I opposed him in the primary because these are the choices I expected from him. (nt)

[Kahuna]

10. Really? That's funny because if you supported Hillary, how do you

think she would have done things any differently. :shrug:

[w4rma]

13. I supported Obama over Clinton once Edwards dropped out. Why do you assume I supported her? (nt)

[Kahuna]

15. Sorry. Just askin. nt

[bridgit]

11. Unchanged...

[lamp_shade]

12. I'm inclined to believe those "diminished" voters never supported him in the first place.

[MoonRiver]

19. What do you mean by "diminished" voters?

[patrice]

14. Mine has not changed, but I've had my doubts all along.

The doubts don't have to do with President Obama as much as they have to do with exactly how all of this crossover stuff is going to work out given the comparative advantages of the status-quo-crossoverers.

[polmaven]

16. As the president elect has said,

Change will come from the top down.

The Cabinet will advise, give their opinions and perhaps even cajole a little, but in the end, the policies implemented will be his policies.

I have seen nothing so far to even indicate that it will be anyone but President Obama who will be making the final decisions. I have seen nothing to indicate he will not be fully in control.

My opinion of him is not changed, one way of another. I will trust his judgment until he gives me reasons not to.

[DividedWeAre]

18. I like what he is saying and doing but do not always like whom he is choosing for what

Clinton is the biggest problem for me even though I had her tied with Obama. I would much prefer her as VP. Biden would be a better SOS but if Obama wants to see me go estatic, then I have two words for him - "Wes Clark" .

[jzodda]

20. So far I have liked everything I have seen

So far so good imo.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

21. I've haven't been worried so far

Although he hasn't made some of the choices I would've made it's ultimately his prerogative who he decides to choose for his cabinet and I expect, based on the quality of the campaign he has ran, as well as his overall demeanor and obvious intelligence, that he and his team knows what he is doing and is making what he feels are the right choices.

The way some people are talking about Obama here it's almost as though Obama has suddenly shed his idealistic "skin" and has revealed himself as nothing more than just "Clinton: The Sequel", another "corporatist" empty suit, and/or Neocon who is beholden to entrenched Washington masters and we've all basically been fooled. :eyes:

I mean, do people really think that Obama has changed THAT drastically since the election? Have we all just been duped????? I think not!

[NikolaC]

22. No Change For Me

While I do have some concerns about some of his picks, he has not taken office yet. I believe that he is entitled the right to do his job and run the country before any judgements can be passed. Obama is a very intelligent and thoughtful man and I believe that many of his choices were made carefully. Give him a chance to do the job he was elected to do.

[polichick]

23. Neither - but I do think some of his cabinet choices would be frightening...

...if he weren't in charge. I'm more comfortable with his choice of advisers.

[lostnotforgotten]

24. I Am Somewhat Disappointed Simply Because I Fear He Will Not Be Able To Control The Team

eom

[mkultra]

25. putting Hillary as Head of state makes all the difference

now your going to see some change!

[and-justice-for-all]

26. I am going to wait until Janurary 2010 before I make that call...

give the dude a chance to work, for fucks sake.

This is how I look at it; it's like remodeling a room in your home, you are not sure how the room is going to look until it is all done. So, right now, this is still the tearing out phase of the remodel, which is always rough.