This is an interesting article from, of all places, CNN. It describes some behind-the-scenes actions and discussions by the president and his teams. Obviously, from the start, there’s been strongly competing and compelling interests regarding what’s best for our nation.
Thanks! By the way there are two Thread 31s due to a glitch or something, but I will copy this to the active one http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3829536/posts