Was this quote suppose to answer the objection that many people dont want Gov intervention? Cause I and many others have a feeling the first part you bolded was little more than political cover for the second part that I bolded. If it wasn’t, what is the reason for saying both? Why not just say, ” We know that government can’t solve all our problems – and we don’t want it to, and I wont try to” ?
When we listen to politicians talk it is tempting to parse their words and try to figure out how they’re attempting to fool or trick us. After all, George W. Bush ran on a platform of humble foreign policy, no nation building, reduced government spending and interference in our lives. He was going to restore trust and accountability to the white house. After eight years of higher deficits, two nation-building wars, warrantless wiretaps, huge no-bid contracts for his crony buddies, and giant new bureaucracies like DHS, it’s clear that those of us who voted for him got exactly the opposite of what we were promised. At this point it would be easy to be cynical and suspicious of any new president; I guess I’m just willing to give this Obama guy the same chance I gave George W. Bush — let’s see if he’s the real deal or just another sellout phony. I am prepared to be disappointed but I hope I’m not.
