Barack Obama will host Dick Cheney on Tuesday in Chicago for talks on subjects the President-elect's transition team would not reveal but sources say include covert Bush Administration policies Cheney would like to see continued.
The Obama-Cheney meeting will come on the heels of an Obama-McCain detente on Monday. Sources say Obama and McCain will discuss issues the two can work together on during the upcoming Obama administration.
Last week Obama met with Senator Hillary Clinton about her possible appointment as Secretary of State. These meetings with former rivals underscore the approach Obama will take and the influence of his idol Abraham Lincoln. Obama has frequently mentioned Doris Kearns Goodwin's book about Lincoln, "Team of Rivals," as a template for his administration.
In regards to the meeting with the Vice President, one advisor has leaked this surprise news: Cheney is under consideration for a proposed new cabinet position, Secretary of Defense Against the Dark Arts. This is a possibility the progressive netroots should oppose. While Cheney certainly knows as much about the dark arts as anyone, how can we be certain his fraternization with Dementors and Death Eaters will cease in two months?
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