I'm not so sure how that's conspiracy theory and not plain common sense.
See John McCain "not knowing" what his policy is on STDs/Sex Ed so he can't alienate the conservative base. "I'm sure I must have had a position on that somewhere...let me check" (to which I say, 'how the fuck did this guy get the nomination?')
Moneyquote for me:
And in fact, I'm at a total loss as to why any reasonably savvy adult actually listens to the details of what any politician says about any issue. No matter what they say now, we know what they're going to vote for: they're going to vote for what the public tells them to vote for, if they can do so within the constraints of their own political party.
I've never seen the president as the person writing up all the bills. Just the person who is going to have an agenda and figure out how they're going to convince people to come to a positive consensus on it.
George W. Bush did it with the evil terrorists are here to take away your freedom, so would you mind handing it to us for safe-keeping bullshit. Hillary Clinton (okay she wasn't president, but still) failed because she kept her damn healthcare plan so secret she pissed people who had the power to help off and couldn't convince the public it was something they wanted.
It reminds me of the Obama supporter who was surprised interviewed, Derrick Ashong(?). He summed up why Healthcare hasn't gone anywhere despite being an issue since the 80s--there was no political will from the people to have healthcare.
As for me, after reading that article it only impresses on me how politically savvy Obama is. He's basically trying to convince America that being liberal/progressive is common sense. And he's been talking about the need for people to become politically active and aware--something that his opponents haven't (won't) been saying.
and as with everything these days, I have to put it in the context of the primaries...
See John McCain "not knowing" what his policy is on STDs/Sex Ed so he can't alienate the conservative base. "I'm sure I must have had a position on that somewhere...let me check" (to which I say, 'how the fuck did this guy get the nomination?')
Moneyquote for me:
I've never seen the president as the person writing up all the bills. Just the person who is going to have an agenda and figure out how they're going to convince people to come to a positive consensus on it.
George W. Bush did it with the evil terrorists are here to take away your freedom, so would you mind handing it to us for safe-keeping bullshit. Hillary Clinton (okay she wasn't president, but still) failed because she kept her damn healthcare plan so secret she pissed people who had the power to help off and couldn't convince the public it was something they wanted.
It reminds me of the Obama supporter who was surprised interviewed, Derrick Ashong(?). He summed up why Healthcare hasn't gone anywhere despite being an issue since the 80s--there was no political will from the people to have healthcare.
As for me, after reading that article it only impresses on me how politically savvy Obama is. He's basically trying to convince America that being liberal/progressive is common sense. And he's been talking about the need for people to become politically active and aware--something that his opponents haven't (won't) been saying.