Change = More Of The Same

At least, that's what the Obamessiah seems to be saying with his Cabinet selections:

President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.

Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a well-known Washington personality, seemed more likely than ever to be his secretary of state. Clinton is deciding whether to take that post as America's top diplomat, her associates said Wednesday

Obama is ready to announce that his attorney general will be Eric Holder, the Justice Department's No. 2 when Clinton's husband was president. Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff, is another veteran of the Clinton White House.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is Obama's primary choice to be secretary of the Homeland Security Department, several news organizations reported Thursday. The New York Times, citing Democrats with knowledge of the process, said Napolitano was about to be offered the job. The Washington Post also reported that she was Obama's choice.

Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, who was national finance chairman for Obama's presidential campaign, is his leading choice for commerce secretary, the Times reported. The newspaper said Pritzker was in the final stages of vetting by Obama's transition team.

I read an article somewhere (can't remember where at the moment, or I'd link to it) that said the problem was that Obama is so short on political experience that he simply doesn't have anyone in his tiny circle of influence that he can rely on for expertise other than David Axelrod.  The only successful Democrat wizards of smart around are those from the Clinton years (the last Dem president before that was Carter, but they're too old), so Obama has no choice but to tap those people.

It makes perfect sense to pick these people, but it also puts the lie to his idea of change - not only will it be the same people, but those people will give us the same policies and guidance, too.  For the Obama administration, change will just be more of the same.

There's my two cents.