Well, it's Obama as alpha male of the US. He has the office but not the power.

[Dawn Meredith]

I am glad that Hillary is SOS. Many reasons, she won't be running in 2012, I think she will be great with foreign leaders, they may even become less sexist (the mideast ones I am referreing to here). SHe is a FAR CRY from Condi- Yes she voted wrongly on the war and it cost her the election in my opinion. But Obama is doing what Lincoln did - putting his former rivals in some cabinet positions. Kinda like CD's admonition "keep your friends close and your enemies closer". I even didn't HATE Ziggy when I saw him on tv the other night. I saw a hint of humanity that I never saw in Kissinger. Something akin to idealism. It was the first time I'd ever actually seen him so I was taken aback as I 'd been so accoustomed to thinking of him as evil. (Perhaps he just projects well on tv.)

Anyway, let's not judge all this until he's actually there and see what he does or does not do. I am pretty cynical too, but Obama compared to Bush and Darth Vadar....I am still afraid W will start WW 111 before 1/20.
Dawn