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The way things will be vs. the way they were

Rumors have been floating around that Obama has bee consulting with McCain on quite a few of his appointments and McCain has stated that he would have made a lot of the same appointments if he were president-elect.

This paragraph is telling:

Mr. Obama’s cultivation of Mr. McCain is a stark contrast with the practices of past presidents. After the 2004 election, President Bush did not talk to his defeated opponent, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, until Mr. Kerry visited the White House in March 2005 as part of a large group to celebrate the Red Sox victory in the World Series. (“I like to see Senator Kerry,” Mr. Bush said, “except when we’re fixing to debate.”) And after Mr. Bush defeated Mr. McCain for the Republican nomination in 2000, the two had only perfunctory contact and often-adversarial relations for nearly two years.

It’s going to be nice to have an adult in the whitehouse for the first time in 8 years.

(via Kottke)

Apple Customer Service

There’s a reason it’s ranked best in the biz.

Two of the options are asking them to call me now, or request that they call me at some point in the future. HUZZAH! No waiting on hold.

Let’s talk about ‘Change’

What has Obama done so far as President? He’s eaten lunch, he’s poisoned Ted Kennedy’s food, he’s gone for a stroll through DC. By the way, he updated his website:

http://www.whitehouse.gov

Boy! That sure looks nice, doesn’t it. But that’s Obama… all looks, no substance. Wait what.. you say he has an official blog now? That’s certainly different. My oh my, his site even validates as correct HTML? It’s nice to see the most powerful man in the world took the time to hire some folks who actually know how to create good web sites. It’s just too bad that he doesn’t let google search his site.

Oh…. he does.

Change indeed.

Happy Inauguration Day

Stay cool, America.