Comments on: Super Liberal? Not yet.

By: Form/Content à la Izzard « social blueprint

Form/Content à la Izzard « social blueprint — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:31:52 +0000

[...] him was his lack of substance. For many, he didn’t outline his plans clearly or early enough. To many, he’s still a mystery. Yet he still [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:31:05 +0000

Let me say first that I do believe Obama will promote a bipartisan effort in his first four years in office. However, I also believe that Obama and the democrat-concentrated congress could end up running away with a liberal agenda and not even know it.

For instance, let’s imagine the initiative that will reach Obama’s desk in the Oval Office in the next two or four years. First of all, because of the composition of the senate and house of representatives, any bill or initiative that reaches approval of the President will more likely be left-center than right-center. Secondly, what left-center initiatives will Obama veto – will he exercise a devil’s advocate position by vetoing any or some of the democrat’s agendas? Thirdly, should a right-center initiative reach his desk, will he agree with it? After being attacked as one of the most liberal democrats in the senate, will he show discretion by passing laws that he doesn’t agree with, yet reached him in the first place?

He has a tough position to take. He’ll have a greater opportunity to turn down laws that are left-center, but he may not want to. Then, in the rare times he’s faced with right-center initiative, will he pass something he may not believe in himself?

I have no doubt that Obama will support Republicans at times for the sake of being bipartisan, but the truth is that his beliefs won’t change. When he faces decisions that will effect the future of our country, why wouldn’t he go with his gut, or his heart? He may have to do more than he believes necessary to convince people that he will be a bipartisan leader of this country.

By: Matthew Lysiak

Matthew Lysiak — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:27:49 +0000

Change, Change, Change…
A campaign based on bipartisan policy ideals doesn’t seem, to me, to be a position that differs much from other smart candidates vying for office. President-elect Obama is still in campaign mode. He isn’t going to completely state his policy when he doesn’t yet have the ability to implement it. Obama is still working out his staff and although I think he is going to place people with differing opinions in the White House, he has also made Rahm Emmanuel, a liberal “bulldog”, his chief of staff. I think he is prepared to do whatever he needs to fix the country. He would be a fool not to practice bipartisanship on some level. However, when he runs into opposition about Iraq, eliminating tax cuts for the rich and the economy (i.e. taxing pensions), don’t be surprised if he becomes a “super liberal” for the sake of getting the job done and, in his mind, doing what is best for the country.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:14:13 +0000

I think it would mean a lot to the American people if Obama didn’t take advantage of the majority in congress. I’m sure he’ll hold true to his campaign statements. funny vid also!

By: chayden

chayden — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:09:57 +0000

HA HA HA!!! That video at the end was great! “I’m not stupid that’s why I got elected president man.”

But in all seriousness, I found the statements Obama made in this interview, especially the ones you highlighted, extremely informative on how he will handle the presidency. I think he will be bipartisan and that’s all I could ask for. It is very easy to kick a party when it’s down like the Republican Party is right now. However, it is extremely hard to not do that. If that it was Obama wants to do, and from the looks of it he does, it will be an up-hill struggle but it will benefit the country in the long run.