Obama’s “Team Of Rivals” Is Shaping Up

More free press for Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book that Obama is claiming will be his guide to building a robust, bi-partisan cabinet. Here she is with David Gregory explaining Lincoln’s leadership and Obama’s intentions to stock his cabinet with campaign rivals… First Biden. Then Hillary. And now we get word of Bill [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 00:55:59

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Obama names Gary Locke to Commerce -- third time's the charm?

The first choice seemed like a winner. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic American, was one of Barack Obama's rivals during the presidential campaign. Obama had read Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals" about Abraham Lincoln's approach [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 17:38:55

The Unmaking of Lincoln's Cabinet

The Unmaking of Lincoln’s Cabinet By Chris Suellentrop Hey, Barack Obama: ... genius, but his model for Cabinet-building should stand more as a cautionary tale than as a leadership ... Abraham Lincoln’s “Team of Rivals” didn’t work nearly as well as Doris Kearns Goodwin says it did [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 14:23:40

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