President Obama knows how lonely the pursuit of truth can be and what passion it can require; that in a sense is his family story. He is a remarkable politician who has already done much to steer America from the politics of fear, from economic catastrophe, from self-delusion, and from a costly belligerence. Repair is painstaking; these achievements are not paltry…
In recent weeks, his passion about health care reform (fired in part by his mother’s experience of dying while arguing with insurance companies) has been stirring, a reminder of how powerful this politician who took down the Clinton and McCain machines can be.
My advice for the second year and beyond is to set aside the teleprompter, allow big administration personalities to get out there — and de-manufacture the quotes. The genuine can trump the narrowing that people feel in their lives.
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