Three new appointments for Joe Biden's office. To anyone who thinks these folks won't be important, I have two words: David Addington. To wit:
Counselor to the Vice President: Mike Donilon
Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President: Terrell McSweeny
Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison: Evan Ryan
Donilon is a long-time political adviser to Biden and numerous other Democratic candidates; it seems his role will be providing communications and strategy suggestions to the Veep's team. McSweeny has done policy work for Biden on both the campaign trail and in the Senate, and previously worked on domestic issues for Wes Clark and Al Gore. Ryan was Hillary Clinton's scheduler in the White House and her first Senate campaign; she has since gone on to work for Biden and John Kerry as well as at the Clinton Gobal Initiative.
--Tim Fernholz
