On Oct 14, 2010, at 11:24 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Most of Obama's private (and sometimes public) rebuttals to the voices > slamming him on all sides are justified or spot on. He did inherit a lot of > problems from the Bush Administration. He did act quickly in the initial > weeks of his Administration to stave off a worldwide depression. His efforts > at job creation have been obstructed by Republicans (even the proposals based > on policies supported by the GOP in the past). His opponents haven't put > forth specifics of their own, nor offered genuine compromise, while the media > have allowed the right's activists and gabbers to run wild with criticism > without furnishing legitimate alternative solutions. (See Barack Obama's top > 10 sound bites.) > > But Obama has exacerbated his political problems not just by failing to enact > policies that would have actually turned the economy around, but also by > authorizing a series of tactical moves intended to demonize Republicans and > distract from the problems at hand. He has wasted time lambasting his foes > when he should have been putting forth his agenda in a clear, optimistic > fashion, defending the benefits of his key decisions during the past two > years (health care and the Troubled Asset Relief Program, for example) and > explaining what he would do with a re-elected Democratic majority to spur > growth. >
Nice analysis; very Radical Centrist. Most of Obama's problems aren't his fault. But they *are* his responsibility, and so far he hasn't truly stepped up. -- Ernie P. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
