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To: Dale Baker who wrote (116968)	7/30/2009 10:09:11 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541776

"Obama needs to take a larger role when things go off the rails, IMHO." So far he is making the same mistake Bush made in deferring to the Congress. The question remains. Is he a victim of Nancy or is Nancy simply his implementer! Good cop - bad cop routine?

To: Dale Baker who wrote (116968)	7/30/2009 11:13:05 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541776

Hopefully after the this first chaotic year, the new political currents will get aligned with one another, and we can have a smoother congressional caucus for the next three years to get other important stuff done. I doubt it. My guess is we are seeing the "new normal." Partisanship is far too structured into the political culture and into the distribution of seats in the House; and far too much money can be spent on lobbying so that important legislation can't get through the congress in decent enough form to make a difference. As far as I'm concerned, the present healthcare reform process is both paradigm of the future for important legislation that has lots of money structured into the present system; and a test of just how strong that paradigm is. It's all back to my basic reform proposal: publicly financed national campaigns. The only way to drain the damnable effects of too much money out of the system.