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Stuart Whatley: Obama's Agenda: Hope, Change and Lobby-Centricity


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Talk of hope, change and lots of speeches. Also lots of exceptions. But, where are the results?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:33 AM on 07/04/2009

Passed legislation is not set in concrete. On healthcare, Americans wants healthcare but are interested how it is going to be paid. If healthcare that is very expensive is passed without the sanction of the majority support, the outcome will be felt in the mid-term election. It is going to make reversing the passed legislation a faith accompli. If that were to pass, that would not only destroy Obama"s presidency but will damage liberal and progressive ideologies. Ask yourself why Democrats are considered weak in national security even though atomic bomb, Korean war, execution of Vietnam war etc all took place under Democratic administrations. It came about by anti Vietnam war demonstration. It is not demonstrating against war was at issue but celebrating losing such war.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:12 PM on 07/03/2009

Stuart Whatley writes very well. His argument is robust, lucid and convincing. But they are what they are, which is, academic entertainment for wild-eyed liberals and progressives. It is analogous to beating drums, singing and dancing to it. Think for it for one second; what would happen if whitehouse were to craft legislature and have it sent to Congress only to be soundly deafeted. That will be the end of Obama"s presidency. A lion without springs in her legs is just another lamb. A President cannot guarantee re-election of any member of the Congress. That is the political calculus that matters in passing legislations. Proposing single-payer"s healthcare would have made universal healthcare system a toxic issue in heartland America. How much the right-wing radio talk-show would have made mince-meat of such proposal.

President Obama is very ingenous in his approach. On healthcare, he has brought stake-holders with disparate interests together and reduced all out campaign war against it by the opposition. Today, nobody is opposing universal healthcare but the argument is how to achieve it and that is a huge success.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:08 PM on 07/03/2009
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Well, I'm not a "wild-eyed" Liberal, but I am a Liberal. Common sense is key to my way of thinking. Ideology is the spark, not the end result. Change starts in the hearts and minds first and foremost and some take longer in getting there than others.

I agree wholeheartedly with your comment.

Americans are slow learners. Most, apparently, loathe any type of change. For most people, change (outside the young people) is regarded with suspicion. I believe it's shows the genius in President Obama how he's working towards this change by allowing Americans the time to get used to the concept first.

It's clear it's working because who would've thought six months ago that the majority of Americans would embrace the idea of a public option (government offered) in our healthcare system? Now, it seems, we're ready for it and support it, and suddenly Kennedy comes out with his plan that's even less costly than the WH's?

The classic "bait n' switch", but this time for the good of the people, not the corporations.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:37 PM on 07/04/2009
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Oh when he said he was going to get rid of lobbyists, he didn't mean HIS lobbyists.
This is consistent with all his other "rules". For someone else. Exceptions for him.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:30 PM on 07/03/2009
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it is sad but you are so right.... I am very dissapointed in the team Obama has chosen to run the economy... I am dissapointed that a single payer health plan is not considered... I am dissapointed that the Bankers and wall street continue to go about their business as usual.. I really don't think I will ever vote again... I will drop out of the system. It doesn't matter who we elect it seems.

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