Obama Makes My Argument For Me
by Brian Pierce • Jan 16th, 2008 at 4:49 pm •
This is a clip of an interview between Barack Obama and the Reno Gazette-Journal, in which Obama hints at the argument that Augur and I have been making in recent days.
Also, via TPM, a statement Obama made during an interview on Meet the Press:
But I think, when I think about great presidents, I think about those who transform how we think about ourselves as a country in fundamental ways…And, you know, there are circumstances in which, I would argue, Ronald Reagan was a very successful president, even though I did not agree with him on many issues, partly because at the end of his presidency, people, I think, said, “You know what? We can regain our greatness. Individual responsibility and personal responsibility are important.” And they transformed the culture and not simply promoted one or two particular issues.
Just throwing it out there.
