How They Would Lead

Then one of them wins the election.

In an instant, the winner is sucked through a wormhole back into the real world. A world in which Congress, not the President, writes all the laws and gets the last word on the budget. Where consumers decide which cars to drive and how many lights to burn. And where the clash of powerful interest groups makes it easier to do nothing about big problems than to tackle them. Even the strongest, wiliest, most ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, U.S. White House, John McCain, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Oct 30, 2008 - 10:42 AM PDT
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Edited by: Chris Finnie - Oct 30, 2008 - 10:42 AM PDT

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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 30, 2008

The piece cites history for examples of presidents who have faced conditions beyond their control. How these two men would deal with the emergencies we see, as well as those we don't is probably more important than what they've promised before they face the real job. So this balanced piece gives an invaluable insight into what that might be.

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