Transitions blues, Part 2

I wrote earlier today that the Obama transition has been disappointing for progressives and I still believe this. But I also should have said that we remain two months from Day 1 of the Obama administration and that, regardless of who he places around him, it is still his team and the players will be expected to play on his terms.

Plus, President-elect Obama has offered some crumbs — the appointment of Tom Daschle, the former Senate Minority Leader, as Health and Human Services secretary with a mandate to shepherd health care reform through Congress.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet