It's been only two days, and there is scarcely a trace of not only his personal presence, but of his policies. Or at least that is the impression Barack Obama would like to convey. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
A mediocre and rather short article presenting a narrow summation of President Obama's first couple of days. If you've been out of touch since Monday, its worth reading. The appointments of the divergent Mr. Mitchell and Hollbrooke by the President and Mrs. Clinton seems blatantly incompatable and inconsistant but not addressed by the writer.
Visable between the lines is Obama's inexperienced naivte, soon to be demolished by the realities of dealing with the Taliban and Hamas. Mrs. Clinton should know better from previous experience in her husbands time. Mr. Mitchell's appeasement with terrorists in the past has been a disaster, while Mr. Holbrooke has been anything but a negotiator for peace as we all recall from the Timor massacre.