Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Barack Obama - and his Transportation Secretary
"Change" doesn't seem to describe this choice.
It looks very much like more (and maybe even more) of the same...
It looks very much like more (and maybe even more) of the same...
The Wall Street Journal tells about him:
"Barack Obama wasn't kidding about the audacity of hope. In tapping Republican Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood to head the Transportation Department last week, he got more Beltway hosannas for bipartisanship. At the same time he managed to choose one of the biggest spenders in Congress, of either party, and just the fellow to push $850 billion in 'stimulus' out the door."
