Harness?
June 26, 2008 by Laura | Trackback URI
I thought this quote was interesting:
Before launching a panel discussion with some of the nation’s top industry and economic leaders participating in the event, Obama told the invitation-only crowd: “For America to succeed, we’ll have to join together to harness the energy and ingenuity of the American people. “
I was thinking about the nature of a harness, in the context of the 60% tax rate of which Obama approves.
Definitions of harness on the Web:
put a harness; “harness the horse” exploit the power of; “harness natural forces and resources” a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute) control and direct with or as if by reins; “rein a horse” rule: keep in check; “rule one’s temper” stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
I suspect that Obama’s version of harness will have a great deal more to do with “rule: keep in check;” than with “exploit the power of.”
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