Santa Claus may be coming to town in a sled, but President-elect Obama has chosen more conventional means for making his big entrance: Amtrak. In today’s special, extended version of Whose Idea Was That??, we’ll consider whether this is the best way to prepare for that Really Big First Meeting.
Gather your team before the meeting. Run through the talking points one last time, double check all your materials and make sure nobody has the jitters. For this, Amtrak is a good idea. Obama gets on first, so he’ll have time to find everyone a seat. The hour and fifteen from Wilmington to DC is perfect for settling in for some face-to-face prep while en route to the big meeting. That is, assuming, the weary traveller asleep in the table-top four seater with her luggage piled up next to her will kindly move for the Obamas and Bidens. Privacy isn’t exactly at a premium, but hey, everyone else is too busy talking on the phone or listening to an iPod jacked up way too loud to pay attention anyway.
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