YES, PRES. OBAMA IS BI-PARTISAN

He hasn't appointed any movement conservatives (i.e., freakshows) but he has 6 Republicans in his Administration.

Analysis: Obama keeps Bush nominees in top posts
By TOM RAUM
The Associated Press
Monday, August 31, 2009; 8:44 AM

In what may be the top two national posts in light of today's crises at home and abroad, Obama stuck with the picks of former President George W. Bush in reappointing Fed chief Ben Bernanke and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

- Sheila Bair as holdover chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. She has played a major role in the management of the financial crisis. A one-time unsuccessful candidate for a Kansas House seat, Bair was first appointed by Bush in June 2006. Forbes Magazine ranks her as the second most powerful woman in the world behind German chancellor Angela Merkel.

- Ray LaHood, a former congressman from Illinois, as transportation secretary. He was elected as part of the "Gingrich Revolution" of 1994 and was so trusted by both Republicans and Democrats that he was selected to preside over the House during the impeachment vote against President Bill Clinton.

- Former Rep. John McHugh from upstate New York, as Army secretary. McHugh was known by his House colleagues for an even temperament and willingness to work with Democrats.

- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who was a Mormon missionary in China in his youth, as ambassador to China.