Long article on Obama and economics coming this weekend. Haven't read it yet, but noted this quote which I think sums up much of Obama's approach.

Magazine Preview - Barack Obama, A Free-Market-Loving, Big-Spending, Fiscally Conservative Wealth Redistributionist - NYTimes.com

"My core economic theory is pragmatism," [Obama] said, "figuring out what works."

Obamanomics and pragmatism | Posted August 21, 2008 01:02 PM by John Irons