Just in case you didn’t catch it earlier…

And the team speaks…

I like all the picks, including Jones and Gates. Obama has to make sure the military understand that he’s a friend, and those two picks will do much to send that message.
The only problem? I think Obama will run into some controversy with Eric [...]

I posted about this around the time we heard whispers about Hillary becoming Secretary of State, but I can’t help but post it again…

Is it me, or was this one of those moments during the campaign where the mood and momentum started to shift in Obama’s favor? Because right after this Obama won Iowa and [...]

Two CBS reporters, one who covered Obama and one who covered McCain, talk about it…

I do think one of the biggest reasons McCain started seeing more negative coverage in the last half of the campaign is he went negative and cut off press access, so the press were left to report on nothing but the [...]

First Lady Laura Bush makes an appearances and talks about the need for more rights for women in Afghanistan.

Thoughts?

I think she set the gold standard for First Ladies, and the following clip provides more evidence to that end…

If Barack is looking to FDR’s tenure for guidance, maybe Michelle can use Eleanor as a template?

You’ll watch it, but you still won’t believe it.

Hey…I wonder if this guy could help Obama balance the budget!
Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here forever…don’t forget to tip your bloggers.

This is one of those things that you can’t believe exists, but there it is nonetheless.

Note to self: do not mess around with Mother Nature…ever.

He talks about the origins of Thanksgiving and tries to give everybody a little hope on this decidedly American holiday.

Transcript after the jump…

Nicholas Kristof shares his findings from the troubled country, and it’s not pretty.
In short, Obama better keep his eye on this nuclear power…or else.

After watching this I can’t help but think that, regardless of what this panel says, the incoming administration realizes the unique position Pakistan has on the world stage. After all, they’re really [...]

The third in as many days.
By the way, do people see Obama as President now given how many press conferences he’s doing and how ineffectual Bush has been?

Again color me impressed. The guy is thorough, but not long winded and he actually listens to questions and answers them like a normal human being.
Definitely not [...]

Just in case you haven’t seen it…

The pace at which Obama is moving in this transition (the earliest and quickest in history) makes me confident his team will be able to move just as swiftly when he actually has the power of the POTUS.
What’s more, it genuinely feels like he’ll fulfill the promise of his [...]

Brian Williams, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd and David Faber talk about the economy, what has been done so far by the Obama team and the tough road ahead for this country.

Question: should Bush simply step aside or agree to share power for these last two months? Because I think it’s obvious that there’s a power [...]

He advocates buying gold, plus he has some extremely dire predictions for the economy over the next few years…

One thing I’m wondering after watching this clip…is Schiff actually advocating a complete collapse of our financial system so the market essentially has to reboot from scratch?
Listen, I respect the fact that the guy called the [...]

Well, this certainly wasn’t expected, but what I’ve been hearing from most economists lately is that what the markets need right is reassurance that things won’t spiral out of control…and the only thing to do that is a big pot of money.
From Bloomberg:
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government is prepared to lend more than [...]

If you didn’t catch it this morning, catch it now…

By the way, once Brokaw steps down…who should step in? I’d like to have Chuck Todd in that slot, but I don’t think he has the network behind him. And while Chris Matthews would be entertaining, he’s not the right personality. Too bombastic. And David Gregory [...]

No doubt he’s thankful for Obama’s intervention so he could keep his seniority and charimanships. So now we’re seeing some penance. Certainly not necessary, but definitely appreciated.

Brokaw certainly put the screws to him, and I think it’s fair that Lieberman was taking the “Look, McCain was my friend and I supported him. What do you [...]

One very smart thing Obama’s team is doing is documenting what is going on behind the scenes so if the American public wants to find out more, they can.
First, take a look at this piece about the environment and energy team…

Note how they’re talking about how their policies will help create jobs, but still be [...]

And it’s all infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure. What we’re seeing is indeed the New New Deal and if it worked once, it’ll work again.
The weekly “radio” address…

Obviously I’m in favor of this, especially with the layoffs that will come from the Big 3 restructuring their business models, be it via a prepackaged Chapter 11 or government [...]

I’m stealing this from Doug because it’s so good…

Doug, I owe you a beer when we actually meet outside of the blogosphere. This made me laugh out loud.

It’s Hardball time, and the panel discusses the lineup of superstars that will be joining Obama in his administration…

I don’t know about you, but this lineup seems like a great team. So many talented people, with Obama at the center making the final decision.
Consider me genuinely hopeful.