Obama’s start nearly justifies the hype

“If a foreign enemy attacks the United States during the Harvard-Yale game any time over the next four years, we’re screwed,” conservative columnist David Brooks wrote, joking about all the graduates of those two schools who will be key members of Barack Obama’s administration. But Brooks added that “as much as I want to resent these overeducated Achievatrons . . . , I find myself tremendously impressed by the Obama transition,” calling the team Obama has announced so far “more impressive than any other in recent memory.” Said Brooks: “He’s off to a start that nearly justifies the hype.”