“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 thatonce 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
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