Vanity Fair: Enter Obama and the O Team - Photos by Annie Leibovitz

[K Gardner]

Vanity Fair Does Obama !

As America thrilled to the inauguration of its 44th president and a new First Lady, the West Wing was filling with a kaleidoscopic army of policy aces, whiz kids, and veteran advisers, all focused on the long-haul, no-drama work to which Barack has called them.



These are the civilian front lines of “We the People,” photographed by Annie Leibovitz for our pages. Plus: Maureen Orth interviews the new team, and talks to White House social secretary Desirée Rogers about making Washington fun again.



Slide show of the entire Obama "Team" at: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/03/obama-portfolio200903

[BlooInBloo]

1. I might not have chosen that exact team, but I'll take em. Fuck what y'all say.

[K Gardner]

2. Bloo ! LOL.. you always crack me up :-)

[madaboutharry]

4. Bloo always cracks me up too.

:)

[JimGinPA]

9. LQTM

B-)

[pnwmom]

11. "Y'all"?

"Y'all"???

Have you moved to the sunbelt or something?

[BlooInBloo]

13. Easier than explaining what "yinz" means.

:P

[pnwmom]

15. Yinz? I dunno what yous is talkin' about. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

16. :) Pittsburgh hillbilly-ese. Aka, "my roots".

[pnwmom]

17. I was just kidding. I know about yinz and the Steelers. I spent some time

in Joisey myself.

But that was a long time ago. I'll take Seattle, even if they do talk kind of funny here.

[BlooInBloo]

20. Heh - it's no San Francisco, but it is pretty awesome out here.

[BuelahWitch]

24. I know what "yinz" means!

I grew up in W. PA! :hi:

[BlooInBloo]

25. Heh. There's a few of us.

[Bolo Boffin]

3. She is so fricking good at getting awesome shots like these.

Leibovitz rocks!

[DesertFlower]

5. that's a very flattering picture of hillary.

[K Gardner]

6. Hillary has just been looking generally awesome lately.. like she's rested and shining. I think the

new position agrees with her.. it sure agrees with me !

[DesertFlower]

8. i think she's going to

be a great SOS.

[Raine]

21. That's a good color for Hillary

and the ruffles add a nice feminine touch. :thumbsup:

[monmouth]

7. Hillary, you look fab dahling and Rahm is cuter than hell, I don't care

whatcha all think....LOL.

[Beacool]

10. Yeah, they both look great.

I like the style and color of Hillary's suit, blue brings out her eyes. Rahm is sexy, but too meteoric for my taste. I would kill him or he would kill me. LOL!!

:7

[pnwmom]

12. Love that blue on her -- much nicer than the orangey colors

she was wearing during her campaign.

[firedupdem]

19. Yes he is....Rahm is very nice to look at and as soon as I hear

about him being such a bad ass it makes my heart grow that much fonder.

:loveya:

[Beacool]

28. You must be one of those who went out with every bad ass guy

you mother warned you about.

:7

[Arkana]

14. I'm hearing the "West Wing" music playing in the background as

I look at those pictures.

[bdamomma]

30. ha exactly. but we have the real thing now.

[question everything]

18. Hillary is gorgeous! (nt)

[Johnyawl]

22. WHERE'S ALL THE OLD RICH WHITE GUYS???!!!

hehehehe
(I know, I know, there's a couple in there)

I looked at the slide show, and that's about as diverse a group of cabinet members and White House insiders as ever existed. It looks like a pretty good representation of this nation.

[K Gardner]

26. I know !! Isn't it great? I loved the ones of the "news geeks" outside in the park !

[Tatiana]

23. OK where can I find that love blue pantsuit Hillary is wearing? It's fabulous!

Awesome pics. And I agree with Bloo... this isn't the team I would have picked, but I'll sure as hell take em.

[Phx_Dem]

27. Agreed! Great color. Not boxy, very nice!

[Beacool]

31. You may want to contact her designer.

Be warned that they don't come cheap.

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/21/image/ig-pantsuits21

;)

[bdamomma]

29. the picture of Caroline and Teddy is great, Vanity Fair has great

photographers.