He has zero experience in intelligence matters as the articles states.
these people.
Um, he's actually OVER-qualified for this job.
Just as Clinton if OVER-qualified for sec state position.
He was White house chief of staff. That is a lot more info and real experience than a guy who manages intra-agency relationships.
And really, if you want to make change, you can go about it 1 of 2 ways. Hire people who DO NOT know the job - let them learn on the job - then have them change it. Or you can hire people who already know the job - and then order them to change it.
obammers has made it very clear that everyone on his staff will be doing what he tells them to do. Really, if YOUR were running shit, you'd get the best results by hiring ppl that know the job inside about out (and will avoid any major snafus in such a dangerous time) and then kick them in the pants and order them to change things. You can't change anything, until you understand how it works.
Then again, some will criticize obama no matter what. If he brought in 30 newbies to run his white house, you'd be bitching that he has no experience, and neither does his staff. Remember, for 2 years, all we heard about was how inexperienced he was (until palin arrived and that argument stopped lol)
I'll agree with you, if in 2 years, it's Clinton II in the white house.
You can't shit on him now, for hiring experienced people.