Conversation on this Sunday's political talk shows centered mainly on the proposed stimulus legislation and President Obama's executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year.
Hotline's Amy Walter and John Mercurio talk about Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton's appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Tuesday, as well as her possible successor in Congress.
Pundits highlight Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama's differences on Iraq and Iran, and warn that they must work together seamlessly if she becomes secretary of state.
Barack Obama could put former Sen. Tom Daschle in charge of the Department of Health & Human Services, where he would presumably help steer any health care plan Obama puts forward. In a National Journal panel held during the Democratic National Convention this summer, Daschle talked about the problems with the nation's health care system and about what parts of Obama's agenda would be easiest to pass.
Barack Obama's reported decision to ask former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head the Department of Health and Human Services was batted around on the political talk shows Wednesday night and this morning.
Barack Obama's reported selection of Eric Holder as the next attorney general garnered mixed reviews from talking heads on Tuesday night and this morning.
The release of the recommendations from the Center for U.S. Global Engagement is not unusual. Many groups promote their policy agendas during presidential transitions to influence the next crop of decision-makers. But the notion of creating a more streamlined, central USAID that houses all the federal government's foreign assistance programs actually was outlined by President-elect Obama in one of several policy proposals published during the campaign. That move makes the idea look less like a recommendation and more like a distinct possibility.
