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Musicmystery -> RE: A Warning to Republicans and Conservatives ... (11/14/2010 9:58:43 AM)
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Falling short of promise
Just to clarify, rml, I'm talking about "promise" in the sense of falling short of perceived potential, not campaign promises.
I agree with you that much has been accomplished. But these are the big leagues, and so far at least, he hasn't been up to the kind of leadership he envisioned, and as yet shows no sign of getting better at all. I hope he has the sense to shake up his staff before the State of the Union, but so far (while he still has time, of course), he's mainly circled the wagons.
Granted, his agenda took a mortal blow immediately following the 2008 election with the news about the economy. But you know, he seems to have been caught off guard by that, apparently concentrating entirely on the campaign instead.
He needs to face facts--he doesn't have the kind of leadership pull that's going to bring people together via vision alone. I think those who criticize that his ego is in the way here have a point. He's going to have to learn to work Congress hands on. He's going to have to go outside his circle, swallow his pride, and listen to the half of Democrats who supported Hilary. He's going to have to realize that he faces an entire country, and that the main problem right now is not policy or politics, but uncertainty. THAT strong leadership could start to address, and with certainly, whatever that meant, business and people would get getting back to business and regular economic activity.
I do think he has mitigated what could have been worse problems, from credit to unemployment to health care. But they ARE half measures, from "does no real harm" to "moderate success." Perhaps that's all that's possible now--arguable, I suppose. And granted, the opposition has no ideas either, beyond reclaiming power. Nonetheless, compared to the vision of the campaign--mediocre. Not bad. Certainly nothing great, beyond finally getting something on health care--and again, flawed.
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