No choice but to matter

By Eugene Robinson | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…The truth is that no one knows whether Barack Obama will be a good president, much less a great president. All that anyone, including Obama, can be sure of is that his will be a consequential presidency. That is an important piece of knowledge. It took the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to broaden the scope and ambition of George W. Bush’s presidency, for better or worse. Obama takes office knowing beyond all doubt that he has no choice but to swing for the fences….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/19/AR2009011902281_pf.html

 

 

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