Obama Pens Op-Ed

[Hope And Change]

Barack Obama tells Daily News how he'd lead us through the economic meltdown

BY BARACK OBAMA

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 4:00 AM


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Barack Obama says now "is a time for resolve and steady leadership."


This is a moment of great uncertainty for America. Our escalating financial crisis hasn't just closed banks and businesses. It's threatened your economic security as well.

Our frozen credit markets have sent a ripple effect throughout our economy, making it harder to get a loan for that new car or startup business or college you've dreamed of attending. Three-quarters of a million Americans have lost their jobs this year. Millions more have watched their life savings erode with each plunge of the market.

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So these are difficult times. But now is not a time for fear or panic. It is a time for resolve and steady leadership. We can and will meet this moment and restore confidence in the American economy - but it will take a new direction. That's why I'm running for President.

And that's why the decision you make in 23 days is so important.

Even as we face the most serious economic crisis of our time, my opponent's campaign has announced that it plans to "turn the page" on talking about our economy to spend the final weeks of this election attacking me. A top adviser was actually quoted in this newspaper as saying, "If we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose."

Well, I can handle three more weeks of attacks. But Americans can't afford four more years that look exactly like the last eight. We've seen where that's led us, and we're not going back. It is time to turn the page - on eight years of economic policies that put Wall Street before Main Street but ended up hurting both. We need action now.


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[Whoa_Nelly]

1. K&R!

[Hugin]

2. How great is it to be supporting a candidate who can pen anything!

Not to mention it all makes sense... Inspirational. :)

[checks-n-balances]

5. Yes, "pen" something - or can type it into a computer all by himself

What would it be like to have a literate leader at the top again?

(Like Barack Obama, of course!)

[mr1956]

3. Concise and specific

I like the way he lays out several specific proposals. Next time someone says Obama doesn't have a plan, I can direct them to this piece.

[silverweb]

4. Wonderful.

I simply cannot wait until he's officially President Obama.

This country and the world desperately need the kind of leadership he will bring.

:kick:

[Hope And Change]

6. Kick!

[middlegrounder]

7. Great article

He drove the point home about the leadership that's needed in these dark moments of our society.
Superb!