Endless analysis in coming months will focus on the meanings of this election, and the interpretations will be as varied as the analysts’ many biases. For there is something here for everyone. This was a cyclical referendum with the pendulum bound to swing back to Democrats. The president-elect represents a new, post-Clinton, beyond centrism, post-racial, new politics, internet-driven phenomenon. The nation is fed up with neoconservative imperialists, radical fundamentalists, and failed supply-siders. And so on.
For those more interested in what happens next, where we go from here, the possibilities are intriguing. President-elect Obama can be a good president, one who reconstructs the best of 20th century economics, foreign policy, and security. Or he can be a great president, one who begins the process of the creating a new 21st century economy, new alliances abroad to address new realities, and new military structures to respond to transformed warfare.
Great presidents do not emerge from quiet times; they arise in times of chaos and crisis. Even those who enter office with modest aspirations in such times are often forced by circumstance to resort to a boldness not available to leaders in more conventional times. And if, as with Lincoln, Roosevelt, and very few others, they have a mandate, even one granted from the people out of desperation, they have the very rare chance for greatness and a place in history.
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To aspire to a great transformational presidency, Barack Obama must combine with his own bold instincts policies and policy-makers who are imaginative, creatively experimental, and sufficiently confident in the sound judgment of the American people to keep us informed and involved and to engage us in the transformations that must occur. Barack Obama was elected for change, but as he himself repeatedly said, it is a question of “change for what.”
The “what” is the process of governance. Moderation, pragmatism, and bipartisanship are necessary, but they do not represent a theory of governance. There have been five large governing ideas in American history: the Founders created a federated republic on an unprecedented scale; Jefferson believed in a transcontinental nation; Lincoln asserted national unity over state’s rights; Roosevelt established a national community; and Truman confirmed that security was international in scope.
Barack Obama now has the opportunity to add a sixth great principle: to preserve the American promise we must transform our nation for a new and vastly different century.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:36 am
at least the picture here is not one of total hopelessness. even in the face of unreal adversity we need to have options that give us hope. its a very destructive thing to pour out negativity on to your audience, and leave out any idea that may bring peace of mind.
November 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
We shall NOT have world government. Whether you like it or not. Whether by you globalists listening to reason, or by kicking your blue blood asses back to your perverted secret orgy clubhouse in the woods. Who meets in secret in the woods with no women around? And sacrifices a baby doll to a 40 foot owl? You feds who are reading all these posts because they pay you to spy on us are selling your soul. YOUR SELLING YOUR SOUL MAN!! They want to wipe out two thirds of the humanity on this Earth man. That means your kids too. Do the research Spooky, damn, why be a part of a bunch of pervos who meet in the woods. Man up dude. To hell with that govt. pension, it aint worth your soul man. Your wife will understand when you explain it to her. She would be ashamed of you if she knew the truth. We ALL will stand before the Supreme Personality of Godhead sooner or later. There will be NO SECRETS then g-man. Its not too late to do the right thing.
We are all going to die. Take your fear tactics and your satanic rituals and SHOVE IT UP YOUR 40 FOOT OWL’S ASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 5th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
“the Founders created a federated republic on an unprecedented scale”
You didn’t mention that it was a Constitutional republic where the central government had only limited enumerated rights, and all other rights were those of the states or the people respectively. Look at the Federalist number 45.
“Jefferson believed in a transcontinental nation”
He was uncomfortable with this. He was unsure the Constitution granted him this power. But it was a tremendous benefit to the nation so he went ahead with the Louisiana Purchase.
“Lincoln asserted national unity over state’s rights”
He thought he was putting down a rebellion but since whole states were involved he really had no authority and no right to do this. This is not in the Constitution. States had sovereignty (in those days). So he ignored the Constitution and it remains ignored today.
“Roosevelt established a national community”
Which Roosevelt? Teddy created national parks which are not in Constitution. FDR socialized America creating many unconstitutional laws and programs. What he should have done was get rid of the Federal Reserve which was causing the hardship.
“and Truman confirmed that security was international in scope”
Security begins at home, not by putting our troops in foreign countries! Are we going to be invaded by Mexico or Canada? We don’t need so many troops and we don’t need them in foreign lands! Don’t we have a big enough Navy yet? We have 12 aircraft carriers. I think we are beyond well-protected!
November 5th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
can’t these scumbags just fade away ?????????????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8fgAS0w9Q8
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November 5th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Look at all this infotainment. All this dyer news about THE NWO! The END GAME is near. Right
next to 9898794404 ads, subscriptions, films to make Alex Jones rich. Some revolutionary eh.
He really wants to help and to save people. He wants you to know what “they” are really
doing. He knows more than “they” do. Would’nt “they” have already silenced Alex Jones? Maybe Alex is “they”.
Oh whoa its the NWO! the CIA! the Mossad! Open your eyes sheeple! Poor Alex. Upset because
he was laughed out of the republican party. He has resorted to fear mongering and selling
3rd rate infotainment to any kool-aid drinker who’ll listen. He is so terrified that since
Obama has been elected that he won’t have that large base of fear to exploit for his own
monetary gain. Lets see the end game was coming in 1999, then it was 2000, then it was 2004,
2006. But surely it will be in 2009! Or the next 1000 years maybe. Never ending conspiracy.
First it was JFK, then the Branch Davidians, then Bilderberg, Bohemian Grove. Anybody else
noticing a pattern? Obama just got elected and hes already a puppet of that evil NWO. He
spent alot of time trying to build up a fellow republican from Texas. In the end he killed
Dr.Paul’s chances. Just by being endorsed by Alex. It was much easier for MSM to laugh at
him with Jones’ support and that of the InfoWarriors. Yes Alex is a card carrying Texas
republican who deals in infotainment. Alex has even run for office in Texas. This is to news
what professional wrestling is to sports. Stop making this quack rich. He is a text book
fraud.
Question everything Alex Jones says. Question everything ANYONE says. Stop Following men and allow yourself to lead
November 5th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Look at all this infotainment. All this dyer news about THE NWO! The END GAME is near. Right
next to 9898794404 ads, subscriptions, films to make Alex Jones rich. Some revolutionary eh.
He really wants to help and to save people. He wants you to know what “they” are really
doing. He knows more than “they” do. Would’nt “they” have already silenced Alex Jones? Maybe Alex is “they”.
Oh whoa its the NWO! the CIA! the Mossad! Open your eyes sheeple! Poor Alex. Upset because
he was laughed out of the republican party. He has resorted to fear mongering and selling
3rd rate infotainment to any kool-aid drinker who’ll listen. He is so terrified that since
Obama has been elected that he won’t have that large base of fear to exploit for his own
monetary gain. Lets see the end game was coming in 1999, then it was 2000, then it was 2004,
2006. But surely it will be in 2009! Or the next 1000 years maybe. Never ending conspiracy.
First it was JFK, then the Branch Davidians, then Bilderberg, Bohemian Grove. Anybody else
noticing a pattern? Obama just got elected and hes already a puppet of that evil NWO. He
spent alot of time trying to build up a fellow republican from Texas. In the end he killed
Dr.Paul’s chances. Just by being endorsed by Alex. It was much easier for MSM to laugh at
him with Jones’ support and that of the InfoWarriors. Yes Alex is a card carrying Texas
republican who deals in infotainment. Alex has even run for office in Texas. This is to news
what professional wrestling is to sports. Stop making this quack rich. He is a text book
fraud.
Question everything Alex Jones says. Question everything ANYONE says. Stop Following men and allow yourself to lead!