When Mr. Obama Says 'We'
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In his July 18 column, "Obama's Greatest Admirer," Charles Krauthammer suggested that Sen. Barack Obama is employing the "royal 'we' " in the slogan "We Are the Change We've Been Waiting For" in a thinly veiled act of political narcissism. The problem with this reading is that, rather than being some kind of cult of personality, much of Mr. Obama's appeal springs from his broad-based call for everyone to get involved -- the precise use of "we."
Indeed, Mr. Obama includes himself in the "we" of the general populace rather than setting himself above it. As a voter, I am encouraged by a leader who recognizes that there are other people on this Earth who have ideas and who may want to participate. After all, this country does find its foundation in "we, the people."
JEN GEIGER
Washington
