http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/01/22/welcome-change/ Blog of Matti Paalanen - anime, tv-series, film, music and book reviews and music projects (Celestial Aeon Project, Frozen Silence and Project Divinity) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/01/22/welcome-change/#comment-9 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:19:48 +0000 http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/01/22/welcome-change/#comment-9 I'm still having quite positive feeling regarding the way and attitude Obama and his team are moving things along. Of course it is hard to say how big actual changes they are able to manifest and project, but the goals and means seem reasonable. (For example their open and negotiation driven attitude towards foreign politics, which is clear change from Bush administration and that they were able to push through the economic stimulus package. Of course it is hard to say how much good it will bring, I hope they are able to clear the "rules" of the economical game as well) But if you compare the almost The Beatles level phenomenon just before the inauguration, the actual speed of changes and progress in real life and real politics is always slow and ridden with compromises. I’m still having quite positive feeling regarding the way and attitude Obama and his team are moving things along. Of course it is hard to say how big actual changes they are able to manifest and project, but the goals and means seem reasonable. (For example their open and negotiation driven attitude towards foreign politics, which is clear change from Bush administration and that they were able to push through the economic stimulus package. Of course it is hard to say how much good it will bring, I hope they are able to clear the “rules” of the economical game as well) But if you compare the almost The Beatles level phenomenon just before the inauguration, the actual speed of changes and progress in real life and real politics is always slow and ridden with compromises.

]]> http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/01/22/welcome-change/#comment-8 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:10:11 +0000 http://michikawa.blogsome.com/2009/01/22/welcome-change/#comment-8 Well, after almost a month gone by from this post, are we getting enough change? I think yeah, but really, is any change enough? At least they've changed from the "we aren't to blame of our mistakes" policy of the Bush administration to something better. But I'm a bit of a doubter. What do you think now that we've moved a month forward? Well, after almost a month gone by from this post, are we getting enough change? I think yeah, but really, is any change enough? At least they’ve changed from the “we aren’t to blame of our mistakes” policy of the Bush administration to something better. But I’m a bit of a doubter. What do you think now that we’ve moved a month forward?

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