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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (211881)7/13/2007 9:19:53 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793968
 
To succeed in either, there need to be effective central planning.

I think that when people speak of "central planning" they're talking economics, not war. Term of art. Economic fiddling can theoretically be done at various government levels or by the private sector so there is a decision to be made as to where to handle it. War is unambiguously a function of the federal government so central planning (common parlance) is a given.

Formulating public policy for the greater good.

That's a really broad definition of "do goody." Presumably all public policy in a democracy is undertaken for the greater good. Even war is waged with the intent of the greater good, perhaps mistakenly, but with that intent. I doubt you'd consider war to be "do goody."

Here, FYI, is what Webster has to say.

do-gooder

: an earnest often naive humanitarian or reformer
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