One of the areas in whi9ch I have been most critical of Barack Obama has been his terrible record of appointing Clintonista neo-liberals important jobs from Timmy “the tool” Geithner down. I could not be more pleased that, on the heels of appointing Elizabeth Warren’s choice to head the CFPB, Barack Obama had just appointed a progressive activist to a key domestic post.

President Obama’s announcement that Cecilia Munoz will be appointed to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council is great news for Progressives – and especially for advocates of immigration reform.

Munoz is a passionate advocate of the interests of everyday working people and defending the embattled American middle class. She is also a talented and inspiring leader. Munoz knows how to get things done in a tangled world of government bureaucracy. And she knows her way around the byzantine corridors of the Capitol.

More importantly, she is deeply committed to progressive values and to the welfare of ordinary, working Americans.

Her appointment is great government – and great politics.

Her skill will bolster the President’s ability to take initiatives that will strengthen America’s economy, with or without Congress. And her appointment is symbolic of the Administration’s commitment to mount a major campaign to pass immigration reform in a new Congress if he is re-elected this fall… [emphasis added]