The more I read about Obama's presumed National Security Advisor, James L. Jones, the more I like him. (I also like the fact that his name sounds like James Earl Jones, but that's neither here nor there, really.) I like his background, I like his strategy for Palestinean statehood, I like what I can tell of his character.

Eli Lake wonders, though, if Obama won't be setting up an internal war between Jones and Hillary Clinton, à la Powell-Cheney. All I can say is, if such a war were to ensue, it would speak only to Hillary's discredit. I have confidence in her at State, and certainly supprt the idea -- but I hope Obama and his team take Jones' lead, especially on Israel-Palestine.