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To: Dale Baker who wrote (92188)	10/27/2008 10:33:17 PM
From: biotech_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541604

If an Apollo project to create a new alternative-energy economy is his highest priority, as he told me, why hasn't he given a major speech about it during the fall campaign? Why hasn't he begun to mobilize the nation for this next big mission? That was my initial reaction - Now I think this will be a centerpiece of the 30-minute Primetime segment

To: Dale Baker who wrote (92188)	10/27/2008 10:48:55 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541604

Why Barack Obama Is Winning By Joe Klein Terrific piece. Thanks for posting it.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (92188)	10/27/2008 11:33:51 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541604

That was, I think, the finest piece I have read by Klein. I love this: "My gut was telling me that this was a teachable moment and that if I tried to do the usual political damage control instead of talking to the American people like ... they were adults and could understand the complexities of race, I would be not only doing damage to the campaign but missing an important opportunity for leadership." I am 100% sure that we will be seeing another book from Klein, but this time it won't be by "Anonymous." A President who understands the limits of his own power--what a concept! Obama realized that he and McCain could be little more than creative bystanders — and one prominent Republican told me that McCain was "the least creative person in the room at the President's White House meeting. He simply had no ideas. He didn't even have any good questions." Obama had questions for the Treasury Secretary and the Fed chairman, but he was under no illusions: he didn't have the power to influence the final outcome, so it was best to stay calm and not oversell his role.