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Obama: I'd Be A Bad "Chief Operating Officer" As President

Reno Gazette-Journal   |  Anjeanette Damon   |   January 15, 2008 12:10 PM

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama freely admits he doesn't have the experience to run a bureaucracy.

But he's banking on the fact voters aren't looking for a "chief operating officer" in this election.
"I have a pretty good sense of my strengths and my weaknesses," he said today during a meeting with the Reno Gazette-Journal editorial board."I am very good at teasing out from people who are smarter than me what the issues are and how we resolve them," he said. "I don't think there is anybody in this race who can inspire the American people better than I can. And I don't think there is anybody in this race who can bridge differences ... better than I can.

"But I'm not an operating officer. Some in this debate around experience seem to think the job of the president is to go in and run some bureaucracy. Well, that's not my job. My job is to set a vision of 'here's where the bureaucracy needs to go.'"

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- tkk I'm a Fan of tkk permalink

Admit it, you'd be a bad president, period.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:02 PM on 01/15/2008
- Sumocat I'm a Fan of Sumocat 36 fans permalink

True enough. I'd much rather have a chief executive officer in the executive office than a chief operating officer.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:52 PM on 01/15/2008
- johnhummel I'm a Fan of johnhummel 11 fans permalink
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I can perfectly understand this. It reminds me of something Mr. McCain said: that he wouldn't pull out the troops until he got word from the generals that he could do so.

Only - last time I checked - the President sets the standards. The generals follow them.

A wise president is like a ship's captain. He listens to the navigator, quartermaster, deck hands, and makes a decision on which way to go. He points to the horizon and says "OK, this way", and the rest of the ship works to get him there. He has an understanding of the bureaucracy and tasks, but he is not bogged down on the day to day actions of each area. His job is to provide leadership, direction, keep people inspired to keep going when times are tough, and how to celebrate when times are good.

Obama is discussing the difference between a leader and a manger - and its a method I've used in my workplace. Managers are important, but if you really want to get things done, you need a leader.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:40 PM on 01/15/2008
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