Comments on: Obama Picks Frustrate Many Supporters

By: Will

Will — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:07:08 +0000

One hopes that even though many of his choices are puzzling, to say the least, there may be a method in the madness. Cabinet members usually do their bosses business, so as long as Obama sees the light on many of the difficult issues, his appointments may follow suit. Plus there may be logic to choosing insiders who in the past have been on the “wrong” side of issues. They have credibility with the industries they will work with and may be able to get more done than an antagonistic outsider. We will see.

But, as to his choice of speaker at his inaugural, that makes no sense given what Obama’s personal views seem to be.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:18:09 +0000

I don't follow US politics that closely Will, however, today I read somewhere that Obama got hand crafted crystal ball from someone as a gift - I guess he will be needing one anyway, hope it works, lol, kidding aside even if Obama is good, results will not be immediate. Anna :0 Annas last blog post..My Photography Year 2008 in Review

By: Aansluiten ketel

Aansluiten ketel — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:36:17 +0000

I agree with you on the fact that the entire CHANGE movement won't be nearly as dramatic as most people think. His picks make it clear that there's not too much radical stuff going on. I don't know the new secretary of Agriculture, so I don't have an opinion about him. Aansluiten ketels last blog post..HR ketel leasen, goed idee of niet?

By: Swubird

Swubird — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:41:34 +0000

Will: A very interesting article. Personally, I am not a supporter of Obama. Having said that, however, his middle of the road picks for certain high level positions have surprised me. Some of his other choices, however, have horrified me. Either way, he will be around for at least four years, so we'll see what happens when the going gets really tough. And I do believe it will get tough. Genetically engineered crops will be the least of our problems. In my opinion, if something isn't done right now, drinking water will become a huge issue in the next four to eight years - possible as huge as oil. Happy trails. Swubirds last blog post..NICOTINE FIT

By: Odzyskiwanie Danych

Odzyskiwanie Danych — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:23:52 +0000

What’s funny here is that both sides of the issue had quite a big and vocal group of almost fanatical supporters. Now that the election is over they suddenly wake up to find the reality completely different from what they were expecting. And now they are starting to feel scared.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:48:07 +0000

I am trying very hard to take a wait and see approach and let Obama actually take office and begin governing before I heap a lot of criticism his way. But I was utterly appalled by his choice of the bigoted anti-gay preacher to give the invocation at the innaugural. Not an auspicious beginning, imho. Alans last blog post..Being Dead No Excuse For Brownie Lovers

By: John Hunter

John Hunter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:36:10 +0000

It is not likely any President will be even close to as "aggressive with change" as most would hope. In fact I believe any President is likely to be much less aggressive than they themselves want to be. The challenges of managing a huge administration are immense. The difficulty of trying to determine what is best for the country is vexing. The difficulty of dealing with the interest groups you (as President believe in) when looking at policy and personal options is daunting. The challenges of dealing with your party in Congress is frightening. And the challenges of coping with the other party in Congress and special interest groups you don't agree with create problems even if all the previous challenges are addressed. It is much much harder to manage the government than find problems with the current system and even make proposals about what should be done. It is perfectly sensible for people to criticize any President to challenge them to stay true to their convictions. But don't expect any president to follow their campaign promises to closely. They may not even intend to do so when they speak, but even if they do, once they become President it isn't as easy to make things happen that they said they wanted to make happen while campaigning. John Hunters last blog post..The Power of Compounding