Obama Names Pro-Choice Ellen Moran Communications Director

President Elect Obama sure is choosing his cabinet to suit his agenda. I have not paid attention to the other presidents, but it looks like Obama really is getting to rev up to try and change this country. Now that change could be for the better or worse. It remains to be seen, but obviously I hope it is for the better because it would make the country stronger if he made it better duh.

President elect Barack Obama has named abortion activist Ellen Moran as communications director. Moran is currently the executive director of the Washington group EMILY’s List – the group that backs female candidates that support abortion rights.

Ellen Moran has a long history of strategic organizational direction. Previously she was with the AFL-CIO where she put together Wal-Mart’s corporate accountability functions and served in the Political Department. As an abortion activist, surely Obama will take heat from the left on this appointment.

Her curriculum vitae includes: taking a leave of absence in 2004 from the AFL-CIO to manage independent expenditures for the Democratic National Committee. The abortion activist maintained the placement of presidential advertising and directed TV, radio, mail and telephone efforts in 20 states. As communications director for Obama she will have at her disposal Dan Pfeiffer, who is currently the communications director for Obama’s presidential transition team. Dan Pfeiffer will become deputy communications director under Ellen Moran.

Dan Pfeiffer began working with the Obama presidential campaign in January 2007 as the traveling press secretary. Pfeiffer later went on to manage the press operation as Communications Director. Before working with Obama, Pfeiffer worked as Sen. Evan Bayh’s Communications Director as well as Tom Daschle’s Deputy Campaign Manager in 2004. Dan Pfeiffer has also worked for the Democratic Governors Association and the Gore-Lieberman campaign bringing years of experience with him.

Today Obama also named Robert Gibbs as his press secretary. Gibbs began working for President-Elect Obama in April 2004 in the role of Communications Director for the Illinois Senator during the senate race there. He remained in that capacity until Obama tapped him to become Senior Strategist for Communications and Message during the general election. In addition Robert Gibbs has served as press secretary for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and worked for Sen. John Kerry’s presidential campaign.