'Society of Jesus'

When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, his campaign centered on transformative change, encapsulated in the slogan "Change You Can Believe In." In his victory speech in Chicago that night, he declared, "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America." Despite this promise, the Obama administration saw minimal policy shifts from the preceding Bush administration, particularly in national security and intelligence. Key figures from the Bush era, including Robert Gates, James Clapper, James Comey, and John Brennan, retained influential roles. How did these individuals contribute to the continuity of Bush-era policies within the Obama administration? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #334.