Barack and Hillary need to start governing now

June 8, 2008
Kudos to Hillary for delivering an outstanding speech yesterday. Her portrayal of what has been achieved as a success rather than a failure in falling short of only one of her goals, is right on target. One of the best things that Barack Obama, with Hillary as a powerful associate, can do right now is to help begin governing as part of his campaign. The influence of the internet and social networking is a powerful tool in forming behaviors. And the country is absolutely at sea without any credible leadership when it comes to oil prices, financials, energy policy and a sense of the future.  There is no reason why, given the methods by which general feedback and discussion can be obtained broadly thru the public media, that we should be waiting until November to begin influencing the policies and decisions of both individuals and groups.  The formation of a vision of the future and the influence over the decisions individuals need to be making right now can occur through the same collective energy and wisdom that has characterized the campaign efforts to this date.  Times have changed. Power is not limited to those “in formal power” and major personal changes in behavior (driving, saving, public outreach) can begin now, not waiting until a Democrat finally gets back into the White House. And thank you to Hillary for re stating that the biggest fear we all need to realize is not that one of us will fail, but that ALL of us will fail by perpetuating the failed governance, and short sighted “leadership” or lack thereof, of the last 8 years (and really longer than that)

AJB