Jason Furman is now his head Economic Adviser.  Deep down the dems know that their economics are too left wing and wouldn't work.  They know if they go back to Jimmy Carter and stagflation they will be crushed for 12 years... would have been 16 if Ross Perot hadn't run in 1992.  And let's face it Clinton and Furman and Rubin continued PRO-growth Reaganomics.  Did they shift it a little to the left?  Yes.  But the basic market based principles prevailed. 

Lastly I will leave you with this:  I believe it was Furman in his critique of Obama's economic ideas said that Bill was Pro-Growth, 100% pro-growth, while Obama is not pure pro-growth he is also for "fairness".  "Fairness" is a euphemism for "inefficient policy (that probably has a bad incentive structure)".  I think Furman will make sure Obama isn't as disastrous for our economy as he would have been otherwise.  Is he going to be as good as McCain?  Hell no.  But any progress is good progress as long as it isn't " 'progressive' progress"!

Our prayers go out to Tim Russert and his family.