People get ready, there's a change a comin'
Posted on 11/20/2008 9:58:08 PM PST by Windflier
Nov 20, 2008 7:13 pm US/Central Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations
Reporting: Mike Flannery
CHICAGO (CBS) ― President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer -- all by the Fourth of July.
They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.
A top economic advisor to Obama had a glum warning for the rest of us Thursday morning: Neither the job market nor the stock market will be turning around any time soon.
"This might be a long haul," said Robert Reich, who was President Bill Clinton's secretary of labor. "2009 is going to be a very hard year. Some economists say we won't be out of this for two years, others are saying it may be three, or four, maybe five years."
Now on Obama's transition team, Reich worries about what happens after the new president is sworn in Jan. 20.
"We all have to be very careful about the expectations that we are putting on this man, our president-elect," Reich said. "If we all assume it's going to be the first 100 days, we're going to be disappointed."
The man who was Obama's chief campaign strategist is moving to lower expectations, too.
"We are inheriting an array problems unlike any president has faced, maybe since Franklin Roosevelt in 1932," David Axelrod said. "It's not gonna be easy, not gonna be quick."
Rick Jasculca worked for President Jimmy Carter, President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton. He said Obama will need every bit of his skill as a communicator.
"If people see you reaching across the aisle and they see you making progress -- going forward rather than going backward -- I think people will give you the benefit of the doubt," Jasculca said.
Added Axelrod: "One of his great strengths is he is never too high, he's never too low -- he's very focused."
At least they're admitting now that Obama is as dumb as a rock, but at least he is a good bullshitter.
Well see, there's two problems already right there.
Boy, you ain't said nothin'.
After the non-stop, overblown hype from the MSM over the last 24 months, I'm demanding at least a show of water walking from Obama, if not a complete unraveling of the Unified Field Theory.
I mean, he is His Holy Omnipotence and Most High Overlord of The Universe, isn't he?
Those who thought Obama walked on water are drowning in his wake. heh heh
Hey Hussein, I’m afraid your brain dead supporters have their own “time frame” and it’s very short.They want their pie!
Damn, would ya stop mashing that in my face already?
And I thought we had a rough time with W....
But w/ Obama as President, I thought he’d take care of my mortgage payments and filling up my car.</s>
“the people would be just as noisy if they were going to see me hanged.” - Cromwell, in reference to a cheering crowd.
Accent on "most inexperienced, most liberal"...
Do I hear $50,000?
Sheeesh....you may soon.
I mean, let's be frank about it... Where else is Obama's "New World" going to come from?
Obamessiah promised to make everyone equal......equally poor if necessary.
Q. So, if he can’t do what he said he would do, why did they vote for him?
A. Because he isn’t Bush.
Nope. Sorry, Eclair. You’re not ALLOWED to fail. The moment you make even the slightest misstep I’m going to be on you like chocolate on an Eclair.
I want you to make my life worry free like you promised Eclair. Don’t you try to wiggle out of the bar you set for yourself.
That brings to mind the infamous issue of the birth certificate.
Rush may well try to play the next four years like he did in the 90's, but this one issue has trumped every other possible thing he could possible pontificate on is Obama's eligibility to hold the office of POTUS.
And where is Rush on it?
Who knows? He refuses to speak on the seminal issue of our times.
I am sadly disappointed in him.
This nothing is setting himself up for the greatest fall of all time. This will get juicy.
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I couldn’t have said it better myself.
I am so appalled that America has elected (lots of fraud, lies,deception and illegal campaign contributions from his muzzie buddies helped the Big Zero) this nothing.
There’s no word for the disgust that I feel in my gut over this whole travesty.
At least you can't accuse the man of being a misnomer, or being "off the reservation". This is true to form for Democrats and Socialists (who are one and the same).
Refer to "Mein Kampf".
He ran on a platform of unicorns and faerie dust, so now he wants to temper expectations??
Heh! Good luck with that slick.
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