the transition underway

Rahm Emmanuel accepted the offer and will be Barack Obama's chief of staff. More on him here. I think it's a hell of a good choice.

More names circulating, some of which are almost certain to go nowhere fast. Somehow I don't see John Kerry as Secretary of State.

Oh, one thought - just how much of the economy will the de facto Bush Administration have brought into government ownership by January 20? How can Obama be a socialist if everything is nationalized already?