Just can’t seem to get the ball into the end zone …

Ken’s Take: Even “Cash for Caulkers” seems stalled. Imagine what implementation of the complicated healthcare program will be like.  My bet: It won’t be pretty. 

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Excerpted from LA Times: Obama’s ambitions outpace his effectiveness, by Doyle McManus, December 27, 2009

Obama has turned out to be masterful at launching new policies but inconsistent at getting them to work.

His presidency is threatened to fall into a worrisome pattern:

1. The announcement of a lofty goal,
2. The delegation of implementation to second-rank officials,
3. A missed deadline or two,
4. Last-minute intervention by the president to rescue the effort from collapse,
5. And, finally, mixed results …
6. … followed by a statement claiming victory.

Full article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus27-2009dec27,0,3930020.column

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