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Obama: Governing in Prose

  The latest rap from Obama’s base is that he didn’t do enough to “change” Washington. They complain that he came in as an agent of hope and change and now it’s even more partisan. Obama is seen as a creature of Washington, according to his leftist critics. He’s too conventional.   One thing I would ask: Are they living in the real world or the Land of Oz? Since when is one man solely responsible for changing a nation? Martin Luther King represented generational change that took a lifetime. It’s my belief that the electorate has changed. The makeup of the voters has changed. The Eisenhower years, and the Obama years, may seem a bit flat to some. Maybe because there are no new wars? The impression remains that he has worked behind the scenes to get things done.   His legacy will be Health Care. He has taken the country off of a “war footing” (the Military Industrial Complex). His oratory, his personal style, and his capture of Osama Bin Laden remain highlights for his a