ASSOCIATED PRESS: “President-elect Barack Obama, relatively young and inexperienced, is facing a rapidly growing list of monumental challenges as he prepares to take the reins of a nation in turmoil.”
He’s young and inexperienced? Now they tell me. I thought he was fresh and dynamic!
From the AP story:
By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama, relatively young and inexperienced, is facing a rapidly growing list of monumental challenges as he prepares to take the reins of a nation in turmoil....
Obama sounds dire, particularly as he talks about the economy: "We're in an emergency."
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At the same time, Obama may be drawn into an unfolding political scandal over Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged efforts to trade the president-elect's former Senate seat for personal gain. The ongoing federal investigation could ensnare some of his top advisers and taint the self-styled reformer who has tried to steer clear of notorious Chicago politics.
Self styled reformer? I thought he was the new Messiah?
His supporters still believe:
"There's a lot of ground giving under him. It's a terrific challenge," said Fred Greenstein, a Princeton University professor emeritus of politics and a presidential historian.
"From one perspective, it's as if he's about to take over the captain's job on a sinking ship. From the other perspective, he could be on a glide path to Mount Rushmore if he does a combination of morale building and energizing people while dealing with the economic distress by producing some constructive changes in the society and in the economy."
"The striking thing is he doesn't seem scared," Greenstein added.
All it will take is not fixing the problems but "morale building, energizing, and change. And "he doesn't seem scared"
Which has always been Barry's strongest suit. Because in the end, it's all about HIM. And he's achieved his objective, he's President. It's all that counts.
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