The New Team

Barack Obama named a rather varied and sharp team for his diplomatic and security advisers. Hillary Clinton was made Secretary of State, of course, in the hope of keeping her loyal and in the tent. Robert Gates is staying on as Secretary of Defense, James Jones is the new chairman of the National Security Council, and Arizona governor Janet Napolitano is to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Susan Rice, thought to be a logical choice for Secretary of State, will be ambassador to the United Nations.

Obama has said that he hopes to get a wide range of opinions and advice from this team, though he reassured people that the new administration's foreign policy decisions will be his, and his appointees will implement his vision.

So he's the decider, and he has the vision thing down pat. :-D