Many people are hopeful about Barak Obama's presidency. I can understand why after 8 years of stupid wars, economic insecurity and the merger of state and evangelical church. However, as Ralph Nader said, will he be an Uncle Sam or an Uncle Tom? Time will tell, but I can't help being pessimistic. Obama is part of the same system that has run things for 300 years. He may be a fresh, young and (dare I say it) dark face, but politics is a club. Both Democrats and Republicans are part of this same club. President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and CFR member Tim Geithner will take over the job of administering the banker bailout in January. It appears Obama’s presumptive choice for AG will be Eric Holder, a former Clinton Justice Department official. As the corporate media throws confetti and heralds the possibility of America’s first black AG, it ignores something more sinister lurking beneath the surface: in 1999, Holder advocated internet regulation. read also: Barack Obama: the Banker’s Choice Thirty one out of forty seven people that he has named so far for transition or appointments have ties to the Clinton Administration, according to Politico. Obama’s transition team reviewing intelligence agencies and recommending appointments is headed by John Brennan and Jami Miscik, who worked under George Tenet when the CIA was involved in politicizing intelligence for, among other officials, Secretary of State Colin Powell’s erroneous address before the United Nations calling for war against Iraq. Mr. Brennan, as a government official, supported warrantless wiretapping and extraordinary rendition to torturing countries. National Public Radio reported that Obama’s reversal when he voted for the revised FISA this year relied on John Brennan’s advice. The top choice as White House chief of staff is Rahm Emanuel — the ultimate hard-nosed corporate Democrat, military-foreign policy hawk and Clinton White House promoter of corporate globalization, as in NAFTA and the World Trade Organization.