tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655407863660711763.post4759939867474041436..comments2023-04-13T15:43:17.917-04:00Comments on Billy Rubin's Blog: What to make of the Gupta Kerfuffle?Billy Rubinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850166742797443954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655407863660711763.post-65009248769175243282009-01-12T08:09:00.000-05:002009-01-12T08:09:00.000-05:00I agree that Obama has a tough road ahead. What ha...I agree that Obama has a tough road ahead. What has me very worried is that his initial moves appear to be Clintonesque, with a heavy emphasis on "consensus building"--which from what I've been able to gather involves letting ideological opponents have their way despite losing at the ballot box. Don't want to insert my own political views here too much, but if I had wanted a Clinton in office this time around, I could have voted for one. Instead I decided to go with the guy who was talking about change; now we see if that was for real or just a hollow slogan. I'm not sure if the Gupta appointment is indicative of Obama's apparent lack of boldness, or is just a shrewd move in picking a well-known media personality for what is mostly a PR job anyway.Billy Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850166742797443954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655407863660711763.post-54009268900268381622009-01-11T20:22:00.000-05:002009-01-11T20:22:00.000-05:00This is not the only appointment that is a bit wea...This is not the only appointment that is a bit weak tea... We were hoping for a lot more guts but I think there is a fair amount of politics and being careful, and humility about knowing he doesn't know everything. I'm hoping to continue giving him the benefit of the doubt. We'll see at mid-term. He has some big issues to tackle that just can't have much visible progress in the short run. A nearly impossible job has been handed the guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com