Summary
Will November bring a presidential election for the ages? Or will the buzz become a drizzle rather than a watershed event in American politics? The reason for the excitement is obvious: the first black American presidential nominee in our history is competing against an opponent who suffered a horrible captivity at the Hanoi Hilton - followed by a quarter of a century in a more luxurious form of confinement on Capitol Hill. But there is a larger issue. As Americans recognize, the nation is in grave trouble. Hence, the commitments both Barack Obama and John McCain made to reform and change the system are solemn, serious and urgently needed. And the success or failure of their presidencies will rest on their ability to deliver on these promises.
The looming question is how and whether either candidate can make good on these pledges. Reform and change have been presidential siren songs with long and unhappy histories: They often turn out to be empty rhetoric. Aside from whether differences in terminology between reform and change are substantive or superficial, can they be implemented?See the full content of this document
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Reform and Change ; Can Either Candidate Deliver?
Let us consider three of the many daunting challenges and seemingly insurmountable obstacles to making meaningful reform and change. First, the federal government is not only dysfunctional. Governme...
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