Conservatives fear that some of these Obama transition advisers are too far left on the political spectrum and are a sign of radical policies to come.
"It is disturbing," said Roger Clegg, a conservative opponent of Lee's appointment who is now watching the Obama advisers at the Justice Department. "The transition team as described to me was made up of nothing but people on the far left. Though Obama is more moderate, that makes you wonder what kind of advice the president is given, and what range of choices he'll be given when it comes time to make appointments."
See? Give 'em a Rick Warren, they'll take a mile. Leave in Bob Gates, they'll start demanding he be replaced with Rumsfeld.
Memo to right-wingers: I know that you've done your best to shield yourselves from reality these many years, but you might wanna check the news from around Nov. 4. You lost the election.
After 2000, how many moderates and liberals did you see Mr. President-Who-Didn't-Even-Win-A-Majority selecting for key appointments? It was about zero, as I recall. But now, of course, it's different.
Ah, but let them whine all they like. Right-wing disappointment is music to our ears.