UPDATED 16:33 PM EST, January 10, 2013
So far, President Barack Obama is not surrounding himself with a team of rivals for his second term but with a team of loyal allies.
His selection of White House chief of staff Jack Lew to replace Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary follows the pattern. He's been nominating people who are already well within his comfort zone and likely to actively promote his agenda, let the chips fall where they may in dealings with Republicans.
