Obama Measures the Drapes

Marc Ambinder:

With less than six months to go before he would be sworn in as the nation's 44th president, Sen. Barack Obama has directed his aides to begin planning for the transition.

"Barack is well aware of the complexity and the organizational challenge involved in the transition process and he has tasked s small group to begin thinking through the process," a senior campaign adviser said. "Barack has made his expectations clear about what he wants from such a process, how he wants it to move forward, and the establishment and execution of his timeline is proceeding apace."

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An aide confirms that Podesta will probably be asked to head the transition team, which would take over from the campaign if Obama wins in November, and would be tasked with ensuring a smooth handover of power.

After thinking about it though, I will admit that it's probably a good idea to have a plan in place in either eventuality. The dumb here is not having a plan, it's in talking about a plan, especially when you're battling against a perception of arrogance. Well, maybe battling is not the right word, maybe it's more like underscoring.

At the end of the article, the McCain team said they wouldn't discuss their plans, which seems more appropriate at this point.