March 23rd, 2009

Obama & the USA: Maybe two steps forward, one back…

So, I hadn’t seen Leno or watched the video after my last blog post, last week. Sounds like a surprising stumble by Obama on a politically incorrect joke.

Also, despite my encouragement by efforts to take high ground in foreign policy, can’t help but wonder about handling of AIG bonuses (did Obama miss a chance to inspire in this area, as Thomas Friedman suggests?). Also, wondering why the money for bank bailouts couldn’t be used to directly benefit those who would be most harmed by large banks going under, with greater leveraging tools to boot (note: not executives, not shareholders, but bank depositors, supply-chain vendors, borrowers, etc.).

Anyway, I remain optimistic. Enough on politics for the time being.