Obama's plan from Change.gov12thJanuary
Posted by Brennan Novak on Jan 12, 2009 in
This morning I received an email from the Obama-Biden Transition Project at Change.gov I am subscribed to their website and have sent in suggestions and feedback as have hundreds of thousands of other Americans. Here is a video they posted today that is an answer- of sorts- to all of our suggestions.
The video talks about job creation- it shows pictures of solar panels, wind farms, and construction. The speakers outline issues and claim Obama's plan is going to fix our national "infrastructure." There are pictures of pot holes, and steamrollers. There is talk of people losing their health care plans, teachers getting laid off, crumbling school buildings, putting in broadband internet pipes, etc... This is all to shows us Obama's goal is job creation and fixing America. The video claims he is waging a "War on Waste" and that he has to make sure that The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is as "effective and efficient as it is bold." I think that "War On Waste" is an interesting choice of words considering our previous "Wars on [insert nounn]." I, as an American and child of the 80s, still remember how effective the "War on Terror" and the "War On Drugs" was...
Obama has appointed Nancy Killefer as "chief performance officer" to make sure the plan stays on track. Additionally, he has created "a whole set of new mechanisms based on the [internet] for monitoring" so that "that the American people can monitor these investment projects." Are we to expect a web site that lists what parts of the federal budget are being spent where? That would be awesome, very awesome! Perhaps these mechanisms for monitoring will be revealed to us soon after the inauguration.
This video feels like a well made piece for the history channel- it has hi-rez pictures and crisp attractive video footage. The tone is hopeful, calm, and sure of itself, much like Obama was during the campaign. This style of communication helped him win- hopefully it will help our country make some very needed changes.
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