office of the president-elect

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i gotta say, these are remarkable times, and obama is a remarkable leader.

i do not recall anyone ever really caring about what any other president-elect had to say. people talked about the campaign promises, and people talked about the cabinet appointments, and people talked about fluff like getting to know the first family and the personal side of the president-elect. even when people talked about cabinet appointments it was always about scandals or potential scandals, what baggage was that appointment bringing to the new administration. never about policy.

when it came to policy and substance and real leadership, everyone always agreed, plain and simple, that's just not the job of the president-elect, not until january 20.

it's a remarkable statement about obama's leadership and the leadership vacuum that shrub has created, not to mention the obvious need for substance during this turmoil.


people can quibble about whether his cabinet is "left" enough, or otherwise have their gripes.
me, i'm just glad we're about to have 4 or 8 years of a president who's actually sane.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Clinton's forum on the economy was pretty awesome in '92. nt

[firedupdem]

4. I can't speak for others but during the Clinton years I was able to

buy my first home...I was turning down job offers left and right and my pay was great for the time. I had good years under his presidency!

[firedupdem]

2. I agree...

he's not going to be perfect but he's already miles ahead of the jerks in office now. He will see his policies implemented and we will have a better america.

[Renew Deal]

3. I think the cabinet questions are (mostly) pointless

Obama is the one in charge. He's shown that over and over.

[Clio the Leo]

5. Has this been the most press coverage any PE has received?

It's the most *I* remember ..... but then again, 16 years ago I was in school and 8 years ago I was wishing Bush hadn't won so I'm def. paying a LOT more attention now that the Messiah .... I mean Barack is the PE in question. But we're getting to the point that if we dont get at least two or three press conferences a week I'd be bummed! lol

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6. i don't remember anything CLOSE to this, going back to carter

usually presidents-elect WANT to keep out of the public eye, so they can plan out their appointments and strategies in private.

obama either knows he can't afford that luxury, or circumstances have simply denied it to him.