The Winkest Link

Now this is what we’ve been waiting for.

As you may remember from about a month ago, we here at the Winkest Link have been a tad skeptical of President-elect Obama’s cabinet positions that are supposed rivals. After all, Hillary Clinton, Peter Orszag, and Bill Richardson are not the biggest opponents Obama could find. In fact, I think I can agree with Kasson when he says that all of these people fall under the “Not a very rival-y-ish pick” category.

However, according to CNN, Obama has chosen pastor Rick Warren as the person to give him the invocation at his inauguration. Warren interviewed the both the former senator and Senator McCain shortly after the primaries, and has made it known that he does not agree with Obama on several fundamental issues. In my opinion, even though Warren will certainly not be giving a thrashing to Obama at the inauguration, this is definitely a sign of respect that Obama has shown to somebody with a clearly opposing viewpoint.

Now, Obama has come under a lot of fire about this. Many people supporting same-sex marriages are angry that he would have somebody so against his policies at his inauguration, when it is meant to be a time of hope for those finding themselves discriminated.

I, on the other hand, think this was a fine choice. President-elect Obama does not have to worry about long-term dealings with the pastor (like he would by offering him, say, a cabinet position), and in the meantime gets to gain points on the conservative side for choosing him. To this, I have one thing to say.

Well played, sir. Well played.

If you would like the complete interview between Warren and Obama, you can visit this link. (49:25)

Again, we at the Winkest Wink would like to apologize for allowing finals to delay the posting time. This will likely be amended in the near future.

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