Elections, Consequences, Etc.

Eh.

Michael Beschloss, the presidential historian, agreed the move would be significant, considering the context in which Obama is taking over from an unpopular and beleaguered president.

“For Barack Obama to appoint somebody tied to George W. Bush’s administration, and especially his foreign policy, would be a significant gesture across the aisle,” he said.

Nevermind his point, which is bad. Why does Beschloss, who for all the world reminds me of a used car salesman, get quoted? He's got the intellectual chops of Doris Kearns Goodwin -- minus that pesky plagiarism scandal.