http://murrayfromson.com/fromsonfile/2009/11/letter-from-london/ Reporting, analysis and commentary on current and historical events by Murray Fromson, veteran journalist and professor emeritus at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:56:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://murrayfromson.com/fromsonfile/2009/11/letter-from-london/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Anonymous Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:43:31 +0000 http://murrayfromson.com/fromsonfile/?p=174#comment-2087 Govenor Palin may not be a good presidential candidate, but that does not make her not newsworthy nor does it make her a silly little woman. Mocking her ghost-written memoir is also inappropriate, politicians far more important and qualified than her have had their books ghost written. Being a good writer and a good politician are not talents distributed to all the same people. If anything it is a sign that the author recognizes his/her shortcomings, a critical trait for a politician. Gov. Palin was once America's most popular governor. That is something to be noted in a democracy where popular opinion matters. She was noted for her ability to reach across the aisle and accomplish things. Obama for all his talk of bipartisanship has so far attracted only a single GOP vote in the house for his health care bill. Obama is all talk and little results. He promised to empty Gitmo. That deadline has passed. He may have achieved popularity abroad, but we have seen little dividends from it. No trade agreements have been signed, even the already negotiated ones with South Korea and Columbia. No environmental agreements have been made. The Japanese base issues remain unresolved. China keeps their currency policy. The list goes on and on. I want results and I want them now. Afghanistan was the one war Obama promised we would make every effort to win and now weeks have gone by with no decisions either way. Obama should be sending in thousands more troops and getting commitments from NATO for thousands more. This war is winnable. I want to see it won. Govenor Palin may not be a good presidential candidate, but that does not make her not newsworthy nor does it make her a silly little woman. Mocking her ghost-written memoir is also inappropriate, politicians far more important and qualified than her have had their books ghost written. Being a good writer and a good politician are not talents distributed to all the same people. If anything it is a sign that the author recognizes his/her shortcomings, a critical trait for a politician. Gov. Palin was once America’s most popular governor. That is something to be noted in a democracy where popular opinion matters. She was noted for her ability to reach across the aisle and accomplish things. Obama for all his talk of bipartisanship has so far attracted only a single GOP vote in the house for his health care bill. Obama is all talk and little results. He promised to empty Gitmo. That deadline has passed. He may have achieved popularity abroad, but we have seen little dividends from it. No trade agreements have been signed, even the already negotiated ones with South Korea and Columbia. No environmental agreements have been made. The Japanese base issues remain unresolved. China keeps their currency policy. The list goes on and on. I want results and I want them now. Afghanistan was the one war Obama promised we would make every effort to win and now weeks have gone by with no decisions either way. Obama should be sending in thousands more troops and getting commitments from NATO for thousands more. This war is winnable. I want to see it won.

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