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To: LindyBill who wrote (249490)	5/11/2008 4:38:37 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

Great column by Newt. Not only is it sound political advice, but will prove deadly to Obama if he takes it, if Shelby Steele is right, as he probably is. So two-for-one. Whenever a pol offers a specific proposal, voters weigh in their minds the likelihood of that pol really wanting to achieve it and being able to achieve it. No way can Obama risk that. I would rate the chances of Obama getting specific as slim to none.

To: LindyBill who wrote (249490)	5/11/2008 3:11:44 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Will Obama take Newt’s good advice, and the deadly dilemma that he faces either way? On one hand, the average person out there only listens to occasional sound bites, so really wouldn’t pay a lot of attention to other than those sound bites. On the other hand, (hopefully) the majority of Americans are looking for specific proposals and ways to achieve them. I agree with Nadine….he won’t get specific…. Obama’s campaign has been well thought through. But is he working on the Dem Reps and Senators as well, at the same time? Will they have a majority of both House and Senate? The biggest question is: What about the Repubs…? We can now expect that the Obama campaign will continue a campaign that has lots of generalities and sound bites, and the average guy public appeal…WHAT are the Republicans going to do? Are we going to roll over and let Obama have this four years on purpose? Newt: “One final caveat: after four years as Speaker, the one lesson I learned is that the problem with being specific and real is that you become specific and real. Your opposition has new ammo—or, if you pick good enough changes, the Republicans might even decide to deliver on them in September, and the president might be willing to sign them. Then you will have delivered change, but probably not in the manner you had intended.”