The Way Politics Should Be
January 30, 2010
Definitely worth a watch–even if it’s an hour. This strikes me as such a rare thing–a President of one party walking into a room full of the other party and taking questions for over an hour. I find it really refreshing to hear an open exchange of ideas and a willingness to stand and address the questions without a filter and in front of a global audience. While many of the overarching messages were about the tone of the debate, there were some quite interesting policy discussions as well.
A few highlights:
On the stimulus and compromising in legislation
A lighter moment to the serious issue of hyper-partisan politics limiting the ability to come together and find real solutions:
