Dust-Up: Obama’s transition to power

Sept. 16, 2014 10:27 AM PT

All week, Reason magazine’s David Weigel and the Center for American Progress Action Fund’s Scott Lilly discuss cabinet appointments and the first days of the Obama administration.

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Opinion

Do we have too much faith in Obama?

Is the amount of hope vested in him by the public setting the president-elect up for failure? Scott Lilly and David Weigel conclude their debate.
Nov. 14, 2008
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Opinion

Obama and Big Labor

Will the country’s largest unions have a close ally in the Oval Office? David Weigel and Scott Lilly debate.
Nov. 13, 2008
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Opinion

Hillary and Arnold in the Obama administration

Should Obama tap his former Democratic rival or California’s governor to serve in the White House? Scott Lilly and David Weigel debate.
Nov. 12, 2008
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Opinion

All the president-elect’s men

Whom should Obama put in his Cabinet? Whom should he avoid? David Weigel and Scott Lilly debate.
Nov. 11, 2008
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Opinion

Obama’s hard-nosed right-hand man

Does Rahm Emanuel’s selection as chief of staff undermine Obama’s message of unity? Scott Lilly and David Weigel debate.
Nov. 10, 2008

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