Give Joe Biden a Break Sure, some of his Cabinet choices have been puzzling. But what’s most important right now is that Biden feels comfortable with the people in his administration. Pool/Getty Images We have reached the stage in the unveiling of Joe Biden’s Cabinet and top White House staff when virtually every Democrat—with the possible exception of Kamala Harris—is upset by at least one pick and probably two or more. Some of this is inevitable with the formation of any administration. “Every appointment creates nine enemies and an ingrate” is a truism about the realities of governing that has been attributed to everyone from Louis XIV to former House Speaker Sam Rayburn. And some of the current dissatisfaction flows from the suppression of political differences among Democrats during the campaign because of the shared passion to drive Donald Trump from the White House.