RNC keeps up campaign-style attacks on Obama

By GottaLaff

For a party that supported their so-called "uniter-not-divider"-in-chief through two elections, they have a funny way of reaching out to their new president:

With each day’s announcement of another cabinet or White House appointment, the Republican National Committee has been blitzing out critical statements that look no different from the blasts issued throughout the campaign. [...]

Here is how the party has characterized various selections made by Mr. Obama:

¶On Representative Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff: “Barack Obama’s first decision as president-elect undermines his promise to ‘heal the divides.’ Rahm Emanuel is a partisan insider who played a lead role in breaking Washington.”

¶On David Axelrod, Mr. Obama’s campaign strategist, as White House senior adviser: “For a president-elect who promised to change the tone in Washington, it’s disappointing that he is filling his White House with partisan bomb-throwers. When people think of ‘change,’ they don’t think of political consultants like David Axelrod.”

¶On Tom Daschle, the former Democratic majority leader in the Senate, as secretary of health and human services: “For voters hoping to see new faces and fewer lobbyist-connections in government, Daschle’s nomination will be another disappointment. Obama promised to change America’s health care system, but his nominee to be secretary is no change agent.”

¶On Eric H. Holder Jr., the former deputy attorney general, as attorney general: “Instead of bringing the bipartisan ‘change’ to Washington that he promised voters, Barack Obama is rewarding yet another one of his political loyalists in Eric Holder. The only person who thinks Eric Holder represents ‘hope’ is Marc Rich,” the convicted financier pardoned by President Bill Clinton with Mr. Holder’s acquiescence.

Now contrast all that with this:

The Obama transition office brushed off the attacks. “We’re busy putting a government together with the best and most qualified people from all sectors of our economy and our country,” said Stephanie Cutter, the transition spokeswoman. “Given the challenges facing this country, the president-elect has made it clear that he plans to govern in bipartisanship, because it will take all of us to get things done. We hope that same spirit is shared by others as well.”

RNC: Righties Never Change.