Barack Obama announces his final Cabinet secretary nominees Friday in Chicago. (AP Photo)
Barack Obama's Cabinet lineup, completed Friday with a month to spare, sends a signal that the fresh-faced
president-elect will lean on experienced hands and moderate voices to steer the nation through turbulent times.
The list of nominees suggests Obama, facing a
deep recession and wars on two fronts, will rely on the kind of Washington veterans he campaigned against during the Democratic
primaries.
Obama's picks would reflect a "moderate and mainline" policy platform,
he said.
"He's been compared to the Messiah by the media, and his
team suggests that he's Clinton Two," said Christopher C. Hull, adjunct professor of government at Georgetown University.
"There's a very marked contrast between what he said during the campaign and what he's done in terms of putting his team in
place ... As an American, I'm relieved."
