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Obama sending emissaires to summit

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor November 12, 2008 11:55 AM

Declaring that there's one president at a time, President-elect Barack Obama isn't attending this weekend's major economic summit so as not to send mixed messages to foreign leaders.

But his office announced today that he will send two emissaries to consult with delegations from other nations.

One is former Congressman Jim Leach, a Republican who represented Iowa for 30 years and served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired the Banking and Financial Services Committee, the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

The other is former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who also served as US ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration.

Obama's office said they will be available to meet unofficially with delegations at the G-20 summit on behalf of Obama.

“This weekend's summit is an important opportunity to hear from the leaders of many of the world's largest economies. President Bush should be commended for calling the summit. There is one president at a time in the United States, so the president-elect has asked Secretary Albright and Congressman Leach, an experienced and bipartisan team, to be available meet with and listen to our friends and allies on his behalf,” Obama senior foreign policy adviser Denis McDonough said in a statement.

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Obama wants to put off his presidency for as long as possible. The more damage done to the economy, the less he will get blamed if there is no progress. He can do this only so long and then he will have to take a stand. It is my belief that the Democrats will be unable to lead effectively. They have too many diverse constituencies that will collide when Obama tries to address a problem. For example, he cannot fix the auto industry effectively without making the unions angry, which the Democrats will not do. The Democrat's solution for the Big 3 and the unions will attempt to work within the existing business model which will fail.

Posted by Jeff in Orlando November 12, 08 01:38 PM
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Jeff, you're a fraking moron.

Have fun as Flordia's tourist economy is wiped out for the next 12 decade.

Posted by Ryan November 12, 08 08:05 PM
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