Have Hope, Obama Job Seekers

But not that much hope.  Obama-Biden Transition Chief Chris Lu told supporters today that they will only “scratch the surface” of the Plumb Book come Inauguration Day, Politico’s Ben Smith reports.  Hiring will continue into the spring and even summer, Lu said.  

Since a spot in the Obama Administration is the hottest job in town, this news may be an awesome ray of hope, almost as powerful as the man himself, to Obama devotees.  Well, let me be the first to crush that dream.  There are about 346,000 job seekers for a meager 7,000 spots, Lu said.  That gives you about a 2% of landing one (if you round up).  You have a better chance of getting into Harvard, you  East Coast, hoity-toity, pinky drinking, pink shirt wearing, sail boat sailing, yaht club membershiping elitist.

Washington Gets Hopefied as Obama Arrives

Change is here!   Savior-Elect Barack Obama arrived in Washington last night after traversing through the 14 Stations of the Cross between here and Chicago. The nation’s capitol already feels decidedly more hopetastical– the drug dealer on my corner says he wants to college! (Well, drug dealer college).  

The President-Elect dropped his sickeningly adorable daughters off for their first day of school before heading up to Capitol Hill to meet with Congressional leaders.  The motorcade route is now mysteriously (and miraculously) lined with daises.