Aim higher, Mr. President

Seattle Times by David Sirota | Jun. 22, 2009 (Opinion)

The Founding Fathers' Constitution didn't replicate monarchy, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal wasn't just tinkering with Hooverism, and Ronald Reagan's revolution didn't merely dismantle the welfare state.

All of these inventors envisaged machines, theories and societies that never before existed. And that's why for all the positive, even admirable steps Obama's America seems poised to take, the aspirations still seem too small, too unimaginative, ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: Obama Administration, Social Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 22, 2009 - 3:30 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Judy Plapinger (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jun 22, 2009 - 3:30 PM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 22, 2009

Examples from science and history are used to build the case that the era requires more imagination and change than is currently envisioned in the administration.

Aim high, throw hard.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jun. 26, 2009

He should at least aim to counter the neocon revolution.

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Judy Plapinger
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 by Judy Plapinger - Jun. 22, 2009

Though I respect David Sirota, and generally agree with him, this op-ed is overly broad and vague. Besides, I think it's unrealistic to expect a "structural transformation" of anything given the size of our government. Utopias don't work. Obama seems focused on specific changes to specific policies, and at this point, I think that has the best chance of growing into a larger "transformation."

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