/Hiatus
Six months is enough vacation. Time to start writing again…
What happens to a President-Flogging-End-Of-The-World_Is-Nigh kind of blog when a new administration begins? One that I helped elect?
It goes on vacation.
I’ve still been watching politics, waiting for the "A hah!" stroke of inspiration, but it hasn’t come. Unlike Cowboy politics, discourse and diplomacy takes time. Also, a reasoned approach to politics is lousy as a spectator sport. This is bad news for Mr Obama. His thoughtfulness and eloquence makes for few sound bites. Even the New York Times has trouble quoting the President in its Quote of the Day snippets.
I’ll give the Republicans one thing: They know how a little swagger and machismo can conquer the nightly news. Obama needs some of that.
Maybe he needs to open his shirt a bit for photo ops, or sometimes wear bling and a brim. Or maybe he can sign legislation in sweaty tees with a basketball tucked under one arm. Photos of him talking to heads of state with his feet on the desk would go a lot further if he wore vintage Air Jordons. Surely these tactics would propel his image as An Average Guy With Brains (as opposed to an effete intellectual, or some such.) This stuff is Sound Bite Heaven and is just as manly as clearing brush.
Then perhaps people will forget that half a year has gone by and not much has changed. Before Change You Can Believe in becomes Change You Have To Wait For.
June 19th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. Now all that needs to happen is that we need to pump a little blood into you.
Ahhh. I’m not disappointed in Obama yet! He’s helped put a fortune in the money pipeline. He and his administration are coming off as pretty brilliant, even if it is mostly “talk” and not the many miles of “walk” you seem to be looking for.
Well, half a year and there’s sudden change in this blog. Maybe Obama will take note.