Paul Begala actually said...

The job of the transition, I'll say it again is twofold, unite the country and staff your government.

The thing about political capital, though, is he should be gaining political capital from his appointments.

If the Democratic Party is not their voice and the voice of laid-off middle age white guys in mining towns and mill towns and manufacturing ...

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