Comments on: Obama Cabinet Meets With Approval http://themoderatevoice.com/24805/obama-cabinet-meets-with-approval/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 19:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/24805/obama-cabinet-meets-with-approval/comment-page-1/#comment-166290 kritt11 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:29:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/robert-gates/24805/obama-cabinet-meets-with-approval/#comment-166290 In addition to Lynx's excellent point, Obama has actively reached out to Republicans- and seems to be trying to reassure them that he will be the president of all America. He kept the same Sec Def, and is trying to have a smoother transition than Clinton/Bush.<br><br> Bush governed from the beginning, as though it was a continuation of his campaign. He was purposely polarizing, and antagonized many liberals who didn't think he'd won legitimately in the first place. In addition to Lynx's excellent point, Obama has actively reached out to Republicans- and seems to be trying to reassure them that he will be the president of all America. He kept the same Sec Def, and is trying to have a smoother transition than Clinton/Bush.

Bush governed from the beginning, as though it was a continuation of his campaign. He was purposely polarizing, and antagonized many liberals who didn't think he'd won legitimately in the first place.

]]> By: Lynx http://themoderatevoice.com/24805/obama-cabinet-meets-with-approval/comment-page-1/#comment-166264 Lynx Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:54:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/robert-gates/24805/obama-cabinet-meets-with-approval/#comment-166264 I think your post misses a rather important difference between 2000 and 2008. I don't dispute that the right may be calmer than the left this time around, but I don't think that is based on their fundamental natures. Rather, I believe it is based on the fact that Bush's very legitimacy as president was very I think your post misses a rather important difference between 2000 and 2008. I don't dispute that the right may be calmer than the left this time around, but I don't think that is based on their fundamental natures. Rather, I believe it is based on the fact that Bush's very legitimacy as president was very

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