Off and running

Have you noticed that, so far, the Mighty Obama has appointed a chief-of-staff and several financial advisors, none of whom are black? No one has got "a piece of the pie" yet, although he could have tapped Thomas Sowell and/or Walter Williams, two prominent black financial experts.

Of course, it should be expected. JFK didn't load up on Catholics, Ronald Reagan didn't ask actors for help, Jimmy Carter avoided rabid bunnies and peanut farmers, and Slick Willie didn't bring any other lechers into his administration. First, you get the power; then, you build the legacy; then comes the money. The people? What people?