Posted on 11/25/2008 6:28:57 AM PST by Zakeet
Less than 12 hours after George Stephanopoulos, on Good Morning America, glowed that we have not seen this kind of combination of star power and brain power and political muscle this early in a cabinet in our lifetimes, he popped up on World News to hail how Barack Obama's team recognized the Bush administration's vacuum and so decided to step in and fill it by showing the President-elect taking action on the economy day after day.
Anchor Charles Gibson set up Stephanopoulos by marveling: George, I don't think I've ever seen a President-elect getting so involved in policy so early. It does seem like we've got, at the moment, two Presidents. Stephanopoulos admired Obama's take charge actions:
I think what the Obama team saw -- starting last week with all of that uncertainty in the markets, in the dropping stock markets -- is they had to step in and fill a political vacuum. It began with that leak of Tim Geithner's name as Treasury Secretary on Friday, an announcement of a jobs plan on Saturday, carrying through to today, and there will be announcements both tomorrow and Wednesday to show the President-elect taking action on the economy.
From the Monday, November 24 World News:
CHARLES GIBSON: Our chief Washington correspondent, George Stephanopoulos, joins us now. George, I don't think I've ever seen a President-elect getting so involved in policy so early. It does seem like we've got, at the moment, two Presidents.GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: It's never happened before, Charlie, that's exactly right. I think what the Obama team saw -- starting last week with all of that uncertainty in the markets, in the dropping stock markets -- is they had to step in and fill a political vacuum. It began with that leak of Tim Geithner's name as Treasury Secretary on Friday, an announcement of a jobs plan on Saturday, carrying through to today, and there will be announcements both tomorrow and Wednesday to show the President-elect taking action on the economy. But you're exactly right, this has not happened before, and we've never seen an entire economic team appointed so quickly.
......with rainbows and unicorns a’plenty.
It’s called a Socialist Takeover. Elections (like the electoral college vote) don’t mean anything to Commie terrorist loving dupes and fencepost turtles.
The question is will Obama’s affair be uncovered when the new HD-TV format makes it clear that there are DNA stains on Chris Matthew’s jacket?
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VIVA FREE REPUBLIC AND DRUDGE
Georgie Boy turned in his Clinton Kneepads for a set of the B Hussein model last year.
If Obama loses in 2012, would the MSM tolerate a Republican President-elect not waiting for inauguration before starting to run things?
Eight or so years ago, when President Bush brought together a staff that included some experienced Washington insiders, wasn’t that seen at the time as a recognition of his inexperience and his (if I remember correctly) lack of intelligence?
It seems the narrative at the time was that George needed hand holding and the veterans were there to mind the ship, while George was kept out of the way (or was it so that the Haliburton folks could make millions?).
Now, we have a new President bringing on experienced Washington insiders and this is considered a sign of genius?
No, no. Anything BAD that happens, it's Bush's fault. Anything good, well it is due to 0bama.
Bush needs to cut him off at the knees!
The above was from his own website. Careful though, there's a pentagram with that unicorn...
If Obambi sucks worse than Jimmy Carter did in 1980, the whole nation will be ready to put president-elect in the White House in November of 2012.
Expect for at least a year, to hear about tingles up the leg from an endless list of in-the-bag “independent” commentators. Looks like everybody’s been hungering for an opportunity to throw all their already minimal analytic powers to the wind and become gushing schoolgirls again.
Mighty tall pedistal they are building for him. It’s going to be a llooonnngg fall.
Bill Richardson may be problematic given his lack of personal self control
But then within 2 years anything resembling normal morality among politicians may be a memory
LLS
My bet :-
One of his money guys (probably ex-Wall Street) -
Who will be found out benefiting on the side to make up for a loss in yearly salary working for the govt....:^)
Tripe yes, but true it is. GWB has abdicated all authority and responsibility except for the “football”.
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