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]]> By: Debbie http://kaiyen.com/blog/2009/01/20/team-of-rivals/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Debbie Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:41:43 +0000 http://kaiyen.com/blog/?p=329#comment-391 "You can’t even create a team of rivals today." You're right, but it's worth taking a moment to consider why. Obama has created as close to a team of rivals as we've seen in modern history, but it would be impossible for him to pick someone of the opposite party for any of the very top roles simply because "the party" won't let him. Political parties in this country have strength, power, and reach unparalleled in history. The party structure provides the structure, the money, the legal network, and the clout for a rising, charismatic leader like Barack Obama to reach the upper echelons of power in this country. Unfortunately, no one gets to "the top" in American politics without the involvement and backing of one of the two major political parties. It's a stale, but effective and very entrenched system. And it's influence is largely why I had not voted for a main party political candidate for president in 16 years - before Obama. I hope that Obama, despite being unequivocally part of "the system," can continue to rise above it enough to effect real, true, and permanent change in Washington, D.C. “You can’t even create a team of rivals today.” You’re right, but it’s worth taking a moment to consider why.

Obama has created as close to a team of rivals as we’ve seen in modern history, but it would be impossible for him to pick someone of the opposite party for any of the very top roles simply because “the party” won’t let him.

Political parties in this country have strength, power, and reach unparalleled in history. The party structure provides the structure, the money, the legal network, and the clout for a rising, charismatic leader like Barack Obama to reach the upper echelons of power in this country. Unfortunately, no one gets to “the top” in American politics without the involvement and backing of one of the two major political parties.

It’s a stale, but effective and very entrenched system. And it’s influence is largely why I had not voted for a main party political candidate for president in 16 years – before Obama.

I hope that Obama, despite being unequivocally part of “the system,” can continue to rise above it enough to effect real, true, and permanent change in Washington, D.C.

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