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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (289189)1/23/2009 11:31:47 PM
From: Nadine Carroll1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 794157
 
Thus, Obama begins his administration by declaring that he will run the government while rejecting any overarching ideas and principles regarding the proper role and scope of government action. He starts by telling us, in effect, that he has no idea what he is doing.

This is why the rest of the speech sticks to conventional bromides and tries to split the difference on every big issue. Big government versus small government; free markets versus government controls; personal responsibility versus the welfare state; vigorous national defense versus diplomatic temporizing. Where does Obama stand on these issues? Nowhere. This is what a cipher sounds like.

I fear Tracinski is right - that we haven't got a better sense of Obama by now because there isn't much there. But how the heck has he been able to dazzle so many bright and educated people? I'm not just talking about the crowds that thrill to the sound of his voice. He does it in one-on-one interviews too.
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