Posted by
REDSTATE RAMBLER on Saturday, November 08, 2008 9:48:40 AM
If Ronald Reagan was "The Great Communicator", lets go ahead and chalk Barack Obama as "The Great Double Talker".
Yesterday, he met with the press for the first time since his historic election and out of all the questions fielded, the only real clear announcement from him was that he has no intention to governing from the center. His socialist train is right on track.
As fluid as he dances around hard issues, we can expect fewer questions or longer press conferences in his administration. It takes time, as indicated yesterday, to find a way of saying nothing, but finding an articulate way of doing it. He was elected on that very strength. Without a teleprompter, he struggles.
One thing that was established. Obama will tackle the economic crisis "...head on". He is going to "..extend Jobless benefits", without mention of how he is going to pay for it. He is going to "..reduce the number of foreclosures", again, without uttering a word on how. He presses the congress for a new stimulus package, but never mentioned how he intended to pay for it.
In other words, he was still on the campaign trail. And he said even less as "President Elect" than he did as "Democratic Nominee".
The only real time he looked Presidential, was when someone asked him about the as yet undecided "First Puppy". He looked downright Reagan-esque in his response. The only difference is Reagan looked Presidential when asked about his cold war policies.
It took an unknown puppy for Obama to look like he knows what he is doing.