Learning from Obama.

The sorry tradition in these parts --of having to beg, like dogs hungry for scraps, or, worse yet, wheel and deal to get even the simplest bit of information from any public official in Trinidad and Tobago-- would quickly become history if those who so admire the man and would, at the slightest opportunity, Gopee-Scoon him, abandon such sorry tradition and, instead, embrace the one that President Barack Obama has set; and that Sam Stein's review so deftly sums up, as follows:

Communications: A presidential campaign built on innovative messaging and advanced technology has, naturally, become a White House defined by similar characteristics. As such, the reach of the administration's new media efforts - from hosting online question-and-answer sessions with the president to publishing the first White House blog - has been as expected as appreciated. It's unfortunate, said one tech savvy Democrat, because the new policies have had tangible impacts. "The White House streams every event with the president on its website, even press events," he said. "It's remarkable because, this Sunday they held a swine flu press conference that ordinary people [including many who may have been personally nervous about the topic] were able to watch online... Before you had to wait for a readout or hope that CSPAN would cover it. This is one of those things that people don't quite understand the significance of." ("Obama's First 100 Days: 10 Achievements You Didn't Know About" The Huffington Post, April 29 2009)

Habits like the above excerpted, then, are what one expects those who relish the man's company would adopt, for only birds of same feather together flock.