"He is not a Democrat."

[merrily]

268. Good points. And Larry Summer on Clinton's economic team when Clinton

was telling Democrats in the House and Senate that he wanted repeal of Glass-Steagall on his desk ASAP. And that had already hit the fan in the form of near global economic collapse well before Obama was elected. Probably helped him get elected, in fact.

A new President elected so strongly in both the popular and electoral votes does get some deference from even Republicans on his nominations. Unless, of course, they are tax cheats, like Daschle or violating other laws.

But, he peopled his administration with the same people as Clinton, plus the head of the NY Fed plus Republican Secretary of Defense Gates, plus re-appointing Bush's appointee, Bernanke. Geithner never registered as a Democrat either. Republican, until Clinton hired him, whereupon he registered Indie. The nation's blood and treasure, in the hands of Republicans during an economic collapse and war with two nations.

And we're obsessing over what a man who has espoused Democratic principles his whole life, one Schumer calls an asset, is registered as a Democrat or an Indie? Talk about form over substance!