Does it bother you that Obama chose a republican for DOT sec?

[Black Landlord]

Dakota wrote:
I think Obama may be making the same mistake McCain made. McCain's claim to fame was that he was a "maverick", meaning he would anger core Republicans to curry favor with the Democrats. In the end, he lost both.

Premise: Obama is angering core democrats to curry favor with the Republicans?

OK, where's the anger?