MEDIA MISSES THE MARK

In asssessing the first hundred days the media failed to mention what I consider the most important accomplishment. And the polling numbers confirm it. That is, the public is convinced that it made the right choice in electing Barack Obama President of the USA. The importance of this cannot be denied, it obviously elevates the mood of the majority of citizens demonstrating they have recovered their confidence in our country that was eroded so terribly by the Bush/Cheney regime. This makes it far more possible that the multiple efforts on the various crisis situations will become endorsed and put in practice.

Right now I am listening to a rehash of the press conference on the Charlie Rose show which is taped the previous evening then broadcast this hour here in our area. To me the Obama appeal is much too genuine to be labeled "charismatic" which always has seemed to carry the factor of an intentional attempt to be a celebrity instead of being one's true self.

The scars inflicted the last eight years will never go away but there seems much healing is going to unfold as more hundred days markers pass.

I feel the whole mood of the planet has changed. Leadership that calls forth the best in our common humanity, instead of using fear to assure compliance with practices that were so against the grain of our commonality has been a missing resource. We seem to have struck the mother lode with both the Obamas and their families.


Bring on the future worth living......


graysmoke

Cheney Whine

He sounds like a car alarm that is set off inadvertently.......and no one knows how to turn it off. The media is exploiting this con brio. The R's may be so bereft of leadership that Dick will nominate himself to run for Prez in 2012. How is that for a future not worth looking forward to?

Let's see - could this be their dream ticket, Cheney/Gingrich?

Who says we don't use torture, didn't we just endure eight years of it courtesy of Bush/Cheney.......and now we cannot face up to the economic damages or acknowledge the backsliding culturally and socially, that took place during their application of empire interpretations of the unitary executive branch.....the only award we can give the man is that of Liar in Chief......naw, let's let him slink off to Wyoming and keep his mouth shut - the whines of the guilty trying to avoid owning up to reality do not need an audience......maybe there are still some buffalo out there that he can force into a stampede, but he is not going to accomplish that with his attempt to whitewash events he owns responsibility for along with Shrub.


graysmoke

FORTUNE TELLING

Seems organizing is just not a skill that Republicans can master even when try to run a protest operation let alone a government.

Shall we call the latest effort "A Party Dud"? That is what the tea leaves reveal to me........LOL. What could one expect.....the R's refuse to dump the guys that got them in their current mess, like Dick Armey, Tom DeLay, Newt Gringich, Grover Norquist.......you can add your own picks to the list.

Even with the Faux News gang pitching in, it seemed a total loss.

They ordered the tea but forgot to obtain a permit........now how is that for SOP with them.......so there must a cost in there somewhere for being unable to deliver the order.......again, reminiscent of the last eight years of ignoring realities.

graysmoke

when BIG is BAD

When it creates systemic risk -- big is definitely bad -- and if anyone had been looking, there it was plain as day - every day since the M&A madness but the elephant in the room got ignored until it morphed into a whole herd. You know, those elephants named GM, AIG, et al.

Can't someone there on Wall Street figure out how to make a pile from downsizing the behemoths? Big bonuses for medium sized, no systemic risks pieces that are manageable by humans and not needing the power of buildings full of computers? Mammoth bonuses for small sized segments that will locate in small towns and soak up the unemployed.

No more creative theoretic FP's --- let's just get old fashioned and acknowledge that there is scale that is human friendly- anyone got an algorithm for it?


graysmoke