tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post7741450610943243595..comments2024-03-15T00:12:57.489-07:00Comments on Covenant Zone: Change I can believe in...truepeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-24230203664373301392008-11-25T16:51:00.000-08:002008-11-25T16:51:00.000-08:00Truepeers, in another world, Obama would probably ...Truepeers, in another world, Obama would probably have offered Sen. Clinton some kind of nowhere-leading gesture of an appointment, at best, and ignored her, at worst. In today's climate of economic worry, however, he can't afford not to pull as many of her people -- including herself -- on board. He simply doesn't have the infrastructure in place, politically, to accomplish what he knows he has to accomplish: Relief, and quick action. A Faustian bargain, to be sure, but I see Obama in a position of checkmate if he doesn't utilize the Clintonista resources.<BR/><BR/>Having said that ... we're all now heading down the slippery slope of not only the sleaze that came with the Clinton administration (not the least of which is the former president himself, who has been busy doing sweetheart deals with other countries under the radar since leaving office), but also the Chicago sleaze the president-elect brings in on his own. NO ONE gets elected in Chicago, nor indeed, in Illinois itself, without doing deals with the Mob.<BR/><BR/>Ugh. On the one hand, I'm willing to keep hope alive -- but on the other, I see lots of huge obstacles ahead.<BR/><BR/>We'll see what plays out, I guess.Eowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166378681749345402noreply@blogger.com