Intersting (positive) article in Time

[Kber]

from the end

Ultimately, the public's decision on Barack Obama won't rest so much on his race or exotic-sounding name as on the willingness to take a chance on a candidate who is promising a real break from the recent past — a government that is part of the solution, not part of the problem.


http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1828093,00.html

Edit to add a link to an oped by Mayor Bloomberg which seems to endorse Obama's approach.

We have the opportunity to get the stimulus right this time - if we take a different approach: putting more Americans to work building the infrastructure that we need to compete in the global economy and to remain the world's economic superpower.

This approach will have an immediate economic impact if Congress funds vitally important projects that could have shovels in the ground within six months. Here in New York, a short-term infusion of money would allow us to accelerate progress on projects such as the Second Ave. Subway, the 7 train extension and the Fulton Street Transit Center.

Investing in these kinds of projects across the country would reduce unemployment; increase revenue for cities and states that are struggling to balance their books; and attract billions in private investment over the next few decades.

Remember, the New Deal didn't just help get us through the Depression. It created the foundation for a generation of economic growth. That foundation is now cracking because Congress has been funding projects based purely on pork barrel politics, not merit.

more..
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/08/02/2008-08-02_mayor_says_to_snap_out_of_economic_funk_-2.html

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. A government that is a part of the solution, not a part of the problem

Sounds like a good slogan to use in describing what Obama is about.

[Cha]

2. Rec'd! Thank you, Kber..some decent news in the coporatemedia

for Change.

I gotta go run now I'll be back to read Bloomie..thanks!