Change?

Before this past November 4th, I was one of those ardent Obama supporters volunteering some of my time to elect the man promising to bring change to America. I was not completely sold but I allowed myself to temporarily suspend disbelief and place those pesky reservations aside. Anybody who follows politics knows that the politicians in Washington are usually the changees and not the changers. That said, I believed Obama was sincere in his intentions and that if he could accomplish just some of what he had articulated, it would all be worth it.
The jubilation of election night has begun to fade and the Obama transition is in full-swing. 2 weeks in (still two months before inauguration and I'm already criticizing) and I'm a little apprehensive about the direction Obama is taking. Clinton folks have been running the transition (John Podesta), tapped for Chief of Staff (Rahm Emanuel), selected for Attorney General (Eric Holder) and have also been offered Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton). Don't get me wrong, I'm a Bill Clinton fan and wish he couldv'e ran for several more terms. But the question must be asked, is this really change?
Let's focus on Hillary. Is she the best selection for Secretary of State? The Obama campaign denegrated Hillary's foreign policy credentials during the primaries by correctly pointing out that she did not have access to national security intelligence. She made a fool of herself by creating a story about dodging sniper fire in Bosnia (in her defense, she did have to endure the reading of a poem from a young girl). To top it all off, Ms. Clinton made it a point to talk about the possibility of being compelled to "obliterate Iran." She was making things up and issuing provocative foreign policy proclomations like a liberated Dick Cheney. Is that the change you were talking about, President-elect?
That said, an administration's policy, tone and temperment starts at the top. Let's hope the incoming adminstration has a wide variety of viewpoints on both foreign and domestic issues and that President Obama is able to make decisions that truly affect change. That is, afterall, why he was elected. We'll be watching closely.