Letters to the Editor
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Obama's plan
I think this highlights a significant distinction between HRC and Obama. HRC approach as she demonstrated in the failed health care plan is to nail down all the details, develop "the perfect plan" and then "fight" to get people on board. Obama I believe(as did Ronald Reagan) sees the Presidential role as setting the general direction and then working the political process to move in that direction. The problem with setting forth a detailed proposal is that any compromises are seen as losses and it is real easy to get bogged down in the weeds. Good facilitators understand this.
In many respects this election is about what we want from the President. Somebody who tells us what to do or somebody who helps "we the people" achieve a more perfect union somebody who recognizes the inherent genius of the people working collectively. In this respect I would disagree with your assertion and argue that Obama is more Friedman and less Keynes. It also explains the great generation divide in this election. Younger Americans are more used to the facilitator and less used to the command and control of the elder generation.