Keep your friends close...

...And your enemies closer.

The NY Times reports that Obama met with John McCain on Monday:

The meeting on Monday in Chicago, coming just under two weeks after the election, represented an unusually early effort at reconciliation after a sometimes bitterly fought campaign.

The president-elect and the Arizona senator hold relatively similar views on issues like climate change and ethics reform where cooperation might be fruitful. More urgently, Mr. Obama might be hoping for help in pushing for a new economic stimulus package that faces stiff Republican resistance.

Also taking part was to be Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a trusted McCain ally, and Representative Rahm Emanuelof Illinois, who is to be Mr. Obama’s White House chief of staff.

Advisers to both men have said that they did not expect Mr. McCain to be offered a job in the new administration.