Team of Bitter Enemies

From JHU political science prof Steven Teles:

Abraham Lincoln really had to have a highly inclusive cabinet because: a) the Republican party was still not a completely institutionalized entity, and to keep it together in its first shot at power Lincoln needed all the major figures in the party to be represented and; b) the country was at war--a real war--and that almost always calls for inclusivity, even to the point of having governments of national unity. Neither of these factors apply in this case. Obama has massively more control over the Democratic party than Lincoln did, and while we are in an economic crisis, it's not nearly as bad as the Civil War or WWII. So the conditions that necessitated a "team of rivals" don't apply. I'm increasingly wondering if this will turn out to be a "circular firing squad of rivals."

Not if Obama maintains his penchant for "No Drama." That is the key to so much. If he can keep the ego and petty squabbling out, he'll be fine. I imagine that's harder to do on a presidential level. I wonder how much of the Clinton entourage would be accompanying her to the White House.