We expected the Washington journalists to strongly prefer Mr. Kerry, partly because they complain so much about the difficulty of getting leaks from the Bush White House, but mainly because any change in administration means lots of news.
And of course IT and administration get lots of useful data to play around with.
All of these things point to a very centrist course for an Obama administration, with lots of compromises with political foes.
He also likes America, and its current administration, a lot.
"In the past, the Board has given the administration a lot of latitude, but maybe it's time to take a harder look at things".
As they write about the legacy of the Obama administration, a lot of it is going to be about what the civil rights division has done".
The wide variety of different opinions held by Mr Bush's religious supporters give the president, and his new administration, a lot of leeway, if they choose to look for it.
"He would love to make me a poster child because he feels like he can get at the administration a lot quicker," Mr. Salazar said, referring to Mr. Rove.
One financial expert, speaking anonymously, felt such a plan was "feasible", adding: "Big, brand-name clubs [such as Rangers] will come out of administration a lot quicker than others".
During the eight years of Fernando Cardoso's administration a lot of effort was put into stabilising the economy.
That's something that should give the Trump administration a lot of pause and cause for concern.
