-"and responds from a > larger set of considerations and perspectives."
The reason why he kicks around ideas and responds from a larger set of considerations is because he needs time for his 300 plus advisors to formulate the correct "idea" for him. -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > "Throughout our history, America's confronted constantly > > > > evolving danger, from the oppression of an empire, to the > > > > lawlessness of the frontier, from the bomb that fell on > > > > Pearl Harbor, to the threat of nuclear annihilation. > > > > Americans have adapted to the threats posed by an ever- > > > > changing world. " > > > > > > > > Guy was *raised* in Honolulu... > > > > > > I don't get it, he should have said "bombs"? > > > > Yep. Not earthshaking, any more than his reference > > to the "57 states" and other similar gaffes, but > > he does make a lot of 'em. > > > > I was thinking about my impression of Obama yesterday while driving > home (its amazing, in the middle of a city, I have (one of several) > routes home through farmers, cow pastures and horse ranches). > > As with all my thoughts, I realize they may be shaped by submerged > nasty alligators (see adjacent post), I like that he appears > reflective. And appears to kick an idea around inside -- and responds > from a larger set of considerations and perspectives than many. > > Funny scene to me -- GWB inside BHO's mind "WTF -- what are ALL these > things??! > > He seems smart. Hillary and others are smart, but in a more clever, > calculating way. BHO (any relation to HBO?) seems to have a (much) > broader perspective, and not the well honed knee-jerks that many > politicians have to many issues. > > And a great contrast to McCain, who has morphed from a sort of > interesting, maverick, straight-talker in 2000, to a (poor) > tele-prompter reader of scripts written by (bad, rigid, dogmatic part > and portion of) conservative right, and evangelistic non-thinkers. > > In a rapidly changing world, I don't think pat old answers to old > conditions (some quite poor answers even then) hold much of a candle > to anyone who can kick an idea around inside -- and responds from a > larger set of considerations and perspectives. > > YMMV >
