Change as usual?

All through the campaign, I heard as President-elect Obama preached that he will bring change to Washington. Yet, now that he's won the election, I along with a number of Democrats that I know are wondering, "Where's the change?"
As the appointments come down from on the mount, it would appear that this will be the third term of the Clinton administration. One of the things that Bush 43 was criticized for when he took office was that he went through and appointed members of 41's administration. Now, here is Obama with the majority of his appointments coming from the Clinton administration. How is that change?
Now, another appointment indicates yet another lack of the promised change. Yesterday, the Politico reports that the White House Office of Political Affairs will be manned by Patrick Gaspard, a New Yorker and longtime labor operative. This appointment obviously means that Obama will not close the office which he and the Democrats, as well as many Republicans derided through the campaign. John McCain even vowed to close the office if he were elected. By keeping the office, Obama takes yet another step toward business as usual in Washington, which during the election, he dubbed "the perpetual campaign."
So, as I watch the transition work its way through and the appointments of Washington insiders come down, I have to ask, being that it doesn't appear that Obama is moving away from Washington politics as usual, what was the change we needed?