Et element i julas lesestoff har vært Time sin “person of the year” utgave. Ikke overraskende fronter Barack Obama forsida. Og gjør beslag på et vesentlig antall sider. I intervjuet med den kommende presidenten sier han, etter å ha satt navn på noen konkrete politiske mål han kan måles mot:
And outside of specific policy measures, two years from now, I want the American people to be able to say, “Government’s not perfect; there are some things Obama does that get on my nerves. But you know what? I feel like the governmetn’s working for me. I feel like it’s accountable. I feel like it’s transparent. I feel that I am well informed about what government actions are being taken. I feel that this is a President and an administration that admits when it makes mistakes and adapts itself to new information, that believes in making decisions based on facts and on science as opposed to what is politically expedient”
Det er et mål jeg kan like fra en politiker. Et mål jeg gjerne skulle se fra flere politikere. Apropos norsk valg 2009.
