One problem the president-elect has to worry about is whether his transition is stockpiling problems. Encouraging this year's lame-duck Congress to decide the Colombia trade agreement would remove a messy issue from next year's calendar.
There is also a thorny local controversy. Should the new president replace U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who prosecuted Mr. Obama's fund-raising patron, Tony Rezko, and is investigating high-profile Democrats?
Beware, Barack.
P.S. Penny Pritzker takes herself out of the running for Commerce Secretary--smart woman in that anyway--she has a lot of unsavory baggage. RCP blog.
P.P.S. Jim Geraghty on Barack's early concern about the national dinner party crisis, with special mention of his Chicago initiatives. No crisis is too small.
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