sea change

For anyone feeling like Obama isn't making good appointment choices because they don't align with a particular swath of ideology, I say you're a tool. Did you listen to what he said on the campaign trail? Did he say anything about enacting a narrow ideological agenda, or did he say things like 'reaching out,' 'bipartisan,' and 'all Americans?'

I'm enjoying being surprised by his choices on an almost daily basis, even when I'm forced to say, 'Who? Seriously?!' I'm also enjoying the paradigm shift some of his choices are signaling. Case in point, the Secretary of Energy, for the last eight years a political giveaway to political or industry hacks like Michigan's own Spencer Abraham. This time around, it's going to be Steven f-ing Chu, a guy who can actually think about the truly unprecedented and essential energy challenges we face without reaching for his industry-supplied talking points. A fantastic pick.