LK Changes Course
As a result of Obama’s recent comments on Iraq, in which he demonstrated an ability to think on his feet and remain flexible based on new input, he’s been accused of waffling. This has intensified a line of thought that’s been gnawing at me as I’ve traveled around the country these past few months and seen the transformational mess that can be laid squarely at the feet of the Bush administration.
Operating under the erroneous belief that it’s desirable to appear unwavering, and to strictly adhere to one set of party platform positions, leaves us all wearing blinders we’re often not aware we’ve got on. It’s also leading me to change my approach to LK, with the current slogan soon yielding to a new one:
“Don’t cross party lines, erase them”.
It’s going to take adopting strategies from the left, center, and right to steady this ship. In fact, it’s going to take dismissing those polarizing categories of thought in order for us to get back on track with the expediency that’s necessary.
Examples of this liberating and hopefully productive frame of mind will be evident in future posts.
P.S Speaking of Obama and the statements that led to the Barack uproar of the week, the below is from the AP:
“I was a little puzzled by the frenzy that I set off by what I thought was a pretty innocuous statement,” he said. “I am absolutely committed to ending the war.”
On Thursday in North Dakota, Obama said that “I’ll … continue to refine my policy” on Iraq after an upcoming trip there. With a promise to end the war the central premise of his candidacy, the Obama campaign has struggled over the past two days to push back against Republicans and others who say his recent statement could be a softening or change in policy.
Obama has always said his promise to end the war would require consultations with military commanders and, possibly, flexibility.
“The tactics of how we ensure our troops are safe as we pull out, how we execute the withdrawal, those are things that are all based on facts and conditions,” he said. “I am not somebody — unlike George Bush — who is willing to ignore facts on the basis of my preconceived notions.”
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I have been beating the destroy the box drum for a couple of years, though didn’t call it that. It is a perfect name.
But I have been telling people all this partisan bickering is prescribed to us by the parties moreover the silent voices that control the parties like the Murdochs and Soros types. It accomplishes two things for them. One it gets us to follow them on emotional talking points that don’t mean a hill of beans to the problems of the USA. It gets part of the population to watch their TV channels or contribute to organizations, all the while just talk and meaningless at that.
We are at a turning point much larger than that you see on TV. Between becoming another 2nd world nation or continuing to lead. We do need ideas from all sides. An example is the left wants the Govt to run everything. The Right wants free enterprise to run everything in a market based economy. The truth is it was working a lot better than it is now when there were some regulations, somethings were run by govt and others by private industry. The Banks are a good example of what not to let them regulate themselves.
Then situations often determine which choice to make. Right now most of the electric power is generated by private sector. It used to be more regulated but that is a different topic. We don’t need to nationalize power, but rather we need leaders with a clear plan to start alternatives to oil and coal. We need a plan fast, and quick. We need a leader that won’t give the job to the research to his campaign supporters or cronies. But I believe this needs to happen so fast, we do need to approach at least organizing the research and building out what is known to work through a central agency that really does the job. Hold people accountable, not something we are used to doing anymore. Give them a contract to build say 100 windmills with a schedule, if they can’t it’s rebid. That is more or less how we got to moon in the 1960’s.
And to tie this to Obama’s changing his mind, I don’t think a real leader can be stagnate on all campaign issues as times and his knowledge changes. I had a little paper book mark as a kid, that said “A man that doesn’t change his opinion is like water that remains to be become stagnant” or something close.
hey Papa. we’re pretty much on the same page and i’m glad to have you to correspond with and hear from. LK