Found in an AP report on Obama’s umpteenth announcement of his economic team:
“The American people would be troubled if I selected a treasury secretary or a chairman of the National Economic Council at one of the most critical economic times in our history who had no experience in government whatsoever,” Obama said.
“What we are going to do is combine experience with fresh thinking,” he said. “But understand where the vision for change comes from. First and foremost, it comes from me. That’s my job, is to provide a vision in terms of where we are going and to make sure then that my team is implementing.”
These empty platitudes are going to wear thin soon. But it’s heartening to hear that this new economic vision isn’t coming from someone with (*cough*cough*) no experience whatsoever.
