The “60 Minutes” Interview

The "60 Minutes" interview with the President Elect and the new First Lady on Sunday evening was an inspirational moment, one of the best events in recent history of that venerable news magazine, which has been on television now for 40 years.

President Elect Obama was gracious, charming, forthcoming and  presented an image of calm, cool demeanor to the interviewer, Scott Pelley.  He made clear that he wished  to emulate Abraham Lincoln in having a "Team of Rivals" and was ready to experiment a la Franklin D. Roosevelt  during the New Deal.  He said he would not be  ideological and would employ tactics, whether used by FDR or Ronald Reagan, to deal with the many crises we face, the worst situation since the 1930s.  He showed a high level of pragmatism, and said he would never give up considering alternatives if certain ideas or programs did not work out.

Obama gave the American public a renewed sense of confidence that he would never stop striving to solve the problems he faces, and his wife Michelle, demonstrated a warmth, sense of humor and classiness that will add to the image of the White House.  The new couple, with their two daughters, will present a new sense of beginning and optimism to the White House and will make the uncertain future much more exciting and dynamic than any First Family since the Kennedys nearly 50 years ago!

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