This story in today's Washington Post struck me as a bit disingenuous. Particularly this bit:
Obama has not emphasized any signature domestic issue, or signaled that he would take his party in a specific direction on policy, as Bill Clinton did with his "New Democrat" proposals in 1992 that emphasized welfare reform or as George W. Bush did with his "compassionate conservatism" in 2000, when he called on Republicans to focus more on issues such as education.
It's entirely true that Obama is selling himself on "change" and not policy. But it's also true that he hasn't really had to contrast his policy positions with a Republican thus far. But that is going to change, and change fast. Obama all but declared himself the nominee, pending the results of the final primaries on Tuesday, and according to Marc Ambinder, at a fundraiser in Denver, Obama discussed how his administration would use its first 100 days in office to push for a national health insurance plan. That sounds like an emphasis of a "signature domestic issue" to me, and the only reason we haven't heard more about it is because the primary has gone on for so long.
--Mori Dinauer
