Remembering Why I’m Proud to Be an American Again
Barack Obama’s atypical and thoughtful remarks early in the campaign convinced me he was a candidate I could fully invest in. And now he has announced some key Cabinet selections. And one of his comments during the announcement reminded me of why I’m so hopeful:
“I assembled this team because I am a strong believer in strong personalities and strong opinions,” he said.
“I think that’s how the best decisions are made. One of the dangers in a White House, based on my reading of history, is that you get wrapped up in group-think and everybody agrees with everything and there’s no discussion and there are no dissenting views. So I am going to be welcoming a vigorous debate inside the White House.”
“But understand, I will be setting policy as president. I will be responsible for the vision that this team carries out, and I will expect them to implement that vision once decisions are made.”
I’m just freakin’ proud there’s a sane, thinking, centered person about to lead us, okay?
December 1st, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Yes!!! One of the key things for me he said in his acceptance speech was something close to, “I will always listen to you, especially if you disagree with me.”