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• Saturday, November 29, 2008 07:27 AM

  There is something to be said for intelligence

  I am fascinated by how much criticism and concern I am hearing regarding the nominations and appointments President Elect Obama is making. I am personally a proud liberal and a proud progressive, which ever label is most appropriate for those who might read this letter. I am also not only impressed with his choices but I am not the least bit surprised. Those voters who took the time to really dig in to who Obama really is as a thinker and a leader shouldn't be surprised either.

  Obama was frequently criticized for not having any executive experience yet he ran his campaign like a seasoned and gifted CEO. His deliberate, organized and streamlined approach to the talent search for his coming administration is not only impressive but unprecedented.

  President Elect Obama is widely known to be a gifted intellectual and a pragmatist who has a gifted fascination with what will work. He has chosen smart people that will carry out his vision for change. This is no time to worry about whether or not he as President will preserve a dated ideology.

  Finally, we will have a President that can lead, think and manage at the same time with intelligence as his primary weapon. We shouldn't really care if he's the kind of guy we can sit and have a beer with. We should care if he is smart enough to get us out of this mess.

  —Manzer Read Manzer's other letters
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