Andrew Sullivan's Quote for the Day:
"The African in him is the one who is making him ask, 'What is the consensus?' That's the African way at its best. The good leader in Africa is the leader who keeps quiet and lets others speak and then says at the end, 'I have heard you all, and this is our mind,'" - Desmond Tutu on Obama.
Read the full interview with Desmond Tutu here.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
My New Boyfriend
I was talking to my Mom this morning and told her I had to go..."my boyfriend is talking". She asked, "Barack -- or a new one?" It was (as usual) Barack holding a press conference, but I think I've found a new one!
Cute, smart and oh so young.
Cute, smart and oh so young.
Another Ambinder
Here is an excerpt from his post today on torture:
"Now, Obama has been silent on the possibility of prosecuting CIA officers or Bush administration officials for their past illegalities. My guess is that he personally opposes them. But perhaps he recognizes the need for some sort of public accounting.
...Obama might not be able to stop Justice from prosecuting CIA officers. If investigations are initiated, the White House can't very well intervene to stop them. It is tempting to think that Obama is granting himself plausible deniability here; the White House can express its opposition to prosecution but say that the U.S. Attorneys' independence is a cornerstone of our legal system, and nothing can be done."
Plausible deniabilty...interesting. I hadn't thought of it as being a way for some good to come out of the torture scandals. Hmm...
"Now, Obama has been silent on the possibility of prosecuting CIA officers or Bush administration officials for their past illegalities. My guess is that he personally opposes them. But perhaps he recognizes the need for some sort of public accounting.
...Obama might not be able to stop Justice from prosecuting CIA officers. If investigations are initiated, the White House can't very well intervene to stop them. It is tempting to think that Obama is granting himself plausible deniability here; the White House can express its opposition to prosecution but say that the U.S. Attorneys' independence is a cornerstone of our legal system, and nothing can be done."
Plausible deniabilty...interesting. I hadn't thought of it as being a way for some good to come out of the torture scandals. Hmm...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Peace
Is it possible?
An interesting piece by Robert Koehler and an eye-opening video of Israeli and Palestinian students at PeaceNow.
What do you think?
An interesting piece by Robert Koehler and an eye-opening video of Israeli and Palestinian students at PeaceNow.
What do you think?
Quote of the day
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds.... "
Abraham Lincoln from his 2nd Inaugural Address
Whitehouse.gov
I can't wait to hear what BHO will say in his!!!
Abraham Lincoln from his 2nd Inaugural Address
Whitehouse.gov
I can't wait to hear what BHO will say in his!!!
A Thinking President?
Who? President-Elect Barack Obama. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
What? Yes, a thinking man is going to be in charge.
When? January 20, 2009
Where? Washington, DC
Why? Because "We, the People" said so.
This excerpt from a post on by Kathleen Reardon caught my eye today...read the entire post here.
"We should brace ourselves for him to make decisions that seem at times contradictory to what he said during his campaign - not because he lied, but because he never got very specific. As the complex among us do, he left doors slightly open on major issues knowing he might need to slip through them to focus on more pressing ones.
We elected a complex man. If anyone expected he'd agree with any particular interest group on all issues, he or she wasn't paying attention. But if President-elect Obama thinks he can train all of us to think at his level, with openness and understanding, that we'll come around to his thinking even if he breaks our hearts, he may not have been paying attention either."
I've been trying to "brace myself" for what is to come even though I know it to be futile and impossible. I trust and believe in his judgement, but I'm already wary of the criticism to come (and some that has already regarding the Warren pick).
I wish him godspeed. I wish us the capacity to live with open minds and hearts.
What? Yes, a thinking man is going to be in charge.
When? January 20, 2009
Where? Washington, DC
Why? Because "We, the People" said so.
This excerpt from a post on by Kathleen Reardon caught my eye today...read the entire post here.
"We should brace ourselves for him to make decisions that seem at times contradictory to what he said during his campaign - not because he lied, but because he never got very specific. As the complex among us do, he left doors slightly open on major issues knowing he might need to slip through them to focus on more pressing ones.
We elected a complex man. If anyone expected he'd agree with any particular interest group on all issues, he or she wasn't paying attention. But if President-elect Obama thinks he can train all of us to think at his level, with openness and understanding, that we'll come around to his thinking even if he breaks our hearts, he may not have been paying attention either."
I've been trying to "brace myself" for what is to come even though I know it to be futile and impossible. I trust and believe in his judgement, but I'm already wary of the criticism to come (and some that has already regarding the Warren pick).
I wish him godspeed. I wish us the capacity to live with open minds and hearts.
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