I'm somewhat surprised you are still monitoring this forum.

 

I think you are naive, Noserose - Obama is not about to surround himself with anything but friends and supporters.

 

In 6 months you can prove your position correct by posting the strident critics of Obama that are now in the inner circle of his administration.  Actually, we can just list his inner circle at that time and see whether they fall in the "friend" or "critic" category.

 

We'll see how that balances out.