tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post8637897248045027926..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Pulping the bully approach to presidential leadership, cont.Andrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-27181091220890874212011-02-18T14:30:58.844-05:002011-02-18T14:30:58.844-05:00Good point, Mark T.Good point, Mark T.MyAfricanPlan.comhttp://www.myafricanplan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-5095187913256007332011-02-15T22:03:26.126-05:002011-02-15T22:03:26.126-05:00Or perhaps, Obama's attempt to "take the ...Or perhaps, Obama's attempt to "take the lead" on healthcare reform is exactly why we have the very weak healthcare reform we got. It's the best that could be hammered out amongst the wailing and gnashing of teeth.<br /><br />Perhaps a more measured, back-room approach would have achieved a better plan for everyone, without any openings for death panel distractions.Mark Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446169822125967711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-21686539411154922722011-02-15T00:07:53.527-05:002011-02-15T00:07:53.527-05:00Sprung, solid analysis here.
2 quick points:
S...Sprung, solid analysis here. <br /><br />2 quick points: <br /><br />Style-wise, that's a clever line about how "an argument can carry within it the seeds of its own refutation". <br /><br />Substance-wise, as a media consultant, would you consider the Healthcare law debate (and its feature of town hall fights and death panels) a case in point for why a president's "unilateral leadership" may not be the most politically constructive strategy? <br /><br />Some may argue that Obama's initiation of healthcare reform is why we actually have the new healthcare reform law today. Thoughts? -MyAfricanPlan.comMyAfricanPlan.comhttp://myafricanplan.comnoreply@blogger.com