Obama: "We give our power away all the time."

[BeyondGeography]

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
CHICAGO -- Obama is clearly much more comfortable in this setting -- smaller, more intimate rooms instead of large halls. He jokes to connect with people; he seems very comfortable in his own skin as opposed to the stage. He's a rallier.

..."We had some interesting exchanges to say the least," Obama said. "We have to completely change how we do business."

He added, “Most elected officials have an eye towards what's going to get them elected. ... Duke Cunninghams are relatively rare in Washington.”

But he went on to say that lobbying is a problem, because “We give our power away all the time.” And he said “cranky” (Obama’s word) Gravel was right when he said every politician “walks in the mud.”

“Look, any one of them will be better than George Bush,” Obama said of the other Democratic candidates. Certainly, he wasn’t going to leave it at that and added, “But you have to ask, who will really represent change?”

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/04/304470.aspx

[jefferson_dem]

1. I love that line!

So true...

[Brigid]

2. Obama's right.

Politicians do walk in mud. The trick is to not let it get past your knees.

[John Q. Citizen]

3. Kucinich is the only one who really represents change. The rest are very status quo.

[Grandrose]

4. K&R

Good article!:) :kick: