The question is beginning to be asked more often, and more insistently--if Obama wants to bring "change" to Washington, then why pick so many Clinton administration vets, especially those with a lot of baggage?:
"Eric Holder is in line for nomination by President-elect Barack Obama to the attorney general's job that Holder has long wanted, but the 2001 episode with fugitive financier Marc Rich is stirring partisan acrimony. The role of the former deputy attorney general in the pardon of Rich opened Holder to strong criticism from Capitol Hill in a political uproar that Republicans refuse to forget nearly eight years later. The Republican National Committee is resurrecting the episode, circulating an e-mail Wednesday that asks, "Why does Obama want to appoint an attorney general with a long history of controversial pardons?"
Even the pro-Obama (so far, at least) Associated Press is noticing what's going on:
"President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts."
Stay tuned...
