http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/03/leading-from-below.html
He added the words in one of the later drafts. The announcement speech had been missing something, a direct response to the creeping cynicism of the previous decade. Why would this time be any different? What was so special about this political novice, that he thought he could solve all of these intractable problems on his own?
“That is why this campaign can’t only be about me. It must be about us—it must be about what we can do together. This campaign must be the occasion, the vehicle, of your hopes, and your dreams. It will take your time, your energy, and your advice—to push us forward when we’re doing right, and to let us know when we’re not. This campaign has to be about reclaiming the meaning of citizenship, restoring our sense of common purpose, and realizing that few obstacles can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change.”
i totally agree, but let's face it the overwhelming amount of voters vote for just that, someone to they say lead but do they follow, what happened to "YES WE CAN" did it become "NAH YOU CAN, THAT'S WHY WE ELECTED YOU" they are looking for a potential scapegoat to either fix it or take the blame as long as they don't have tio do anything but throe something at the TV.
Much has been written over the last few weeks about the limits of presidential power. Some smart observers have pointed out that these limits are not new; that historically they have had less to do with the personalities of our leaders than the structure of our democracy. The founders, reluctant to entrust any executive with the kind of authority that was so abused by the king they revolted against, created a separation of powers between co-equal branches of government.
people rant about gov't and their founding fathers but they don't have a clue because they are only given those parts that support the topic of their unrealized discontent. i doubt if majority have ever read and understood the big 3 documents, if they did they would not misquote and be fooled into false patriotism.
G W Bush, "you can fool some of the people all of the time and those are the ones you want to concentrate on"
The more exciting story to tell is how Lyndon Johnson charmed and strong-armed his way to massive legislative victories. Much less interesting is the fact that most of those victories occurred while his party held record majorities in Congress. By the end of his second term, following the loss of 47 House seats and three Senate seats, one aide joked that Johnson couldn't even get a Mother's Day resolution passed.
they refer to old White Press that twisted arms and had the fear on congress, over blown, in the beginning when Pres. had a majority i blame the Dem party for not helping him to realize that power instead they acted like right wing obstructors and did nothing to further the party agenda, Pres.'s fault, no. DEM PARTY'S bad
they have him leading from everywhere but the WH, UPDATE, he's leading from the WH not under, behind, above or in front of.we need tostop letting others of oposition define our duly elected Pres. own that one then toss it.
