The Brains Behind the Obama Campaign

Here's an interesting read for anyone curious to get some biographical info on the more prominent members of "Team Obama":

Obama's Inner Circle

The overarching theme of the article is that these guys (and gals) can't be completely compartmentalized into a particular political ideology. In other words, their views and visions for the future can't be designated as "liberal", "conservative", or "centrist". This is part of the Obama meme of looking beyond the politics of the past. A choice example is contained in the profile of immigration advisor Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar:

Like Obama, [Cuéllar] believes that comprehensive immigration reform must go beyond addressing border security and the status of the nation's 12 million illegal immigrants to confronting the current system's bureaucratic failings, providing job opportunities for American workers, promoting economic development in Latin America, and determining "how our immigration policy reflects our values and needs as Americans."

Also of note is Legal Affairs advisor Cass Sunstein, whose articles I read ad infinitum in my US Politics 101 class in college and who wrote this eloquent article about Obama in the Huffpost 4 weeks ago.