Comments on: President Barack Obama http://www.patchchord.com/blog/2008/11/04/president-barack-obama/ Tapdancing on the tabula rasa Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dad http://www.patchchord.com/blog/2008/11/04/president-barack-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Dad Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:34:46 +0000 http://www.patchchord.com/?p=401#comment-849 If you feel the need to participate, it's understandable. Obama's campaign is remeniscent of an Alinsky organizational strategy. Bottom-up politics. You involve people around issues, develop leadership while you develop support. Relatively small numbers who make big noises and affect results (change). Bill Clinton talked about a 4-year campaign after his election and George Bush brought Karl Rove into day-to-day administration. Obama's White House will continue to stress communication with voters and bypass some relations with Congress. Much like Ronald Reagan he will go directly "to the people" for help with issues as his staff develops people around issues. This is going to be an exciting administration but what is untested is Obama's immediate response to crises and the degree to which he leans left of center. His intelligence will never be in doubt! If you feel the need to participate, it’s understandable. Obama’s campaign is remeniscent of an Alinsky organizational strategy. Bottom-up politics. You involve people around issues, develop leadership while you develop support. Relatively small numbers who make big noises and affect results (change).
Bill Clinton talked about a 4-year campaign after his election and George Bush brought Karl Rove into day-to-day administration. Obama’s White House will continue to stress communication with voters and bypass some relations with Congress. Much like Ronald Reagan he will go directly “to the people” for help with issues as his staff develops people around issues. This is going to be an exciting administration but what is untested is Obama’s immediate response to crises and the degree to which he leans left of center.

His intelligence will never be in doubt!

]]> By: Pointer http://www.patchchord.com/blog/2008/11/04/president-barack-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-847 Pointer Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:33:51 +0000 http://www.patchchord.com/?p=401#comment-847 I go to sleep tonight knowing that some very smart people will be running things soon. Can we trick Bush into moving out early? I go to sleep tonight knowing that some very smart people will be running things soon.

Can we trick Bush into moving out early?

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