As I have written before, and as the article in last night's post intimates, Barack Obama has been criticized for being to vague in his ideals...too grandiose in his speeches...and too unwilling to offend possible voters.
Judging by the reaction - or rather lack of one - to his healthcare proposal, there's a better explanation...it's just too darn early for people to being paying attention. Candidates who explain specific steps they would take to combat serious issues are not going to get the attention they deserve until the number of viable candidates in both parties combined can be counted on one hand. Until then, those with the best fundraising efforts would be foolish to do anything other than wait for the financially malnourished among them to drop off the radar screen. Don't say anything stupid for the next 6 months in other words.
Barack's proposal has some interesting ideas, but as the Time article pointed out, it's not exactly revolutionary. That's ok. Momentum will continue to build for healthcare reform over the next few months. Michael Moore's summer movie "Sicko" should also put a little sizzle in the health care debate (Hopefully Moore can make a movie with some facts in it this time around).
Until then, Barack did just what he needed to do. He put out a fairly serious proposal with just enough detail to keep the naysayers at bay for a while. I suppose that could be viewed as calculating, but sometimes calculating is nothing more than common sense.
And couldn't we use a President with a little common sense?
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