Here We Go

Well. I confess I never thought this would happen. It has seemed to me that we pretty much have no use for highly-educated, literate types in this country...We don't hate them exactly, (well maybe in the REAL America they do) we just never consider electing them president. There is some sort of suspicion about academia and books and ideas. People get freaked out.

But man. This guy. Brainiac with sharp elbows. And a writer! And a common touch. And that middle name. You got some politician here America.

This blog is going to chronicle how our man is doing. After all, we got him elected. But how's he going to do?

The first thing I've seen is Rahm Emmanuel for chief of staff. I'm on board with this. Have a look at this post from Marty Peretz at TNR.

I've known Rahm since before the Clinton imperium, and I've known his brilliant brothers even longer than that. In fact, I think I hired Zeke both as an intern at TNR and a teaching fellow at Harvard.

Rahm is sassy, alright. But a very serious person, and most serious in the ethics of policy and politics.

He is an old-fashioned liberal in the sense that he is afraid neither of the concept of equality nor the reality of military power.

Here's your model for the Obama presidency. This is change for the Democrats, at least.

That works for me. But Rahm is being coy. He hasn't accepted yet. I'm wondering about Tom Daschle. Where is he? Is he second fiddle here?

Stay tuned for an astounding, rock 'em sock 'em ride through history. And be the FIRST to follow this blog.