Eclectablog

There’s a terrific Esquire article this month that profiles David Plouffe, the mastermind behind Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change. In it he discusses the development of Organizing For Change and how it will change the face of politics forever. More to the point, it will reshape the Democratic party and take it to a new level, one never seen before and transform it into a movement.

Money quote:
“It’s not the Democratic party anymore,” one highly placed Democrat said. “It’s the Obama party.”

Last night, volunteer team leaders and other “supervolunteers” from the Obama Campaign for Change were invited to a national conference call where we got a bit of taste of what’s to come with the grassroot organization that formed during the campaign.…

President Obama:

“I’m here on television saying I screwed up, and that’s part of the era of responsibility. It’s not never making mistakes; it’s owning up to them and trying to make sure you never repeat them and that’s what we intend to do.”

President Barack Obama on poor vetting of some of his Cabinet picks

When was the last time you heard a president say something like that, own up to a mistake?

Been over eight years, I can guarantee that.

I’m just sayin’…