Comments on: All roads lead to Rahm http://blog.smartmemes.com/2008/11/all-roads-lead-to-rahm/ Thoughts that seemed like a good idea at the time Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Dwight Williams http://blog.smartmemes.com/2008/11/all-roads-lead-to-rahm/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Dwight Williams Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:01:48 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=571#comment-177 You're right on this: Obama needs a "bad cop" to his "good cop". More, he needs someone who will call him on any crap - real or perceived - before the public even suspects that the calling <i>might</i> have to be done. Since you invoked <b>The West Wing</b> yourself, I feel no restraint in recalling that private discussion between Leo McGarry and Jed Bartlet over what Bartlet wanted done vs. what absolutely needed doing in response to the deaths of American civilians aboard a jetliner in "A Proportional Response". I'm sure you recall <i>that</i> conversation. Obama - any President, any head of government anywhere on or off Earth in fact - <i>needs</i> a CoS who will read them the Riot Act as needed. You’re right on this: Obama needs a “bad cop” to his “good cop”. More, he needs someone who will call him on any crap – real or perceived – before the public even suspects that the calling might have to be done.

Since you invoked The West Wing yourself, I feel no restraint in recalling that private discussion between Leo McGarry and Jed Bartlet over what Bartlet wanted done vs. what absolutely needed doing in response to the deaths of American civilians aboard a jetliner in “A Proportional Response”. I’m sure you recall that conversation.

Obama – any President, any head of government anywhere on or off Earth in fact – needs a CoS who will read them the Riot Act as needed.

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