Idea for Obama
I think Obama would surge ahead in the polls if he would actually accomplish something in the course of the campaign. In fact, I wrote this note to his campaign (using the Web site):
Obama can certainly talk the talk. Now I (and millions of others) want to see if he can walk the talk: Can he really in fact lead and accomplish action?
A great opportunity: head off the Democrat’s caving in totally to George Bush on extending domestic spying and on granting immunity to telecoms for the laws they broke.
Obama says that he’s on the right side of the issue—he talks the talk—but I want to see some WALK on this: I want to see him take action, and show that he can prevent this travesty of justice from playing out.
Making the powerful and wealthy obey the law is what millions of Americans want, and if he would deliver on this, he would be recognized as an effective leader, not just a speechmaker.
It really would be a great thing to seem him start effective action even before he’s elected, and this is an issue that the great majority of the public would find appealing—and it would also demonstrate a new course for the Democrats.
