http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-02/europe-be-careful-what-you-ask-forAndrew Neil
Daily Beast
"Obama and the Democrats
Democrats should rule the roost in Washington with a bigger majority in the House and perhaps a 60-seat filibuster-beating tally in the Senate after Tuesday. But monopoly won’t necessarily make for harmony between Capitol Hill and the White House.
Congressional Democrats will be more leftish than at any time since the 1960s, and they will pressure Obama to move in their direction. His instinct may be to do so—he has been a liberal senator—but he will also have an eye on reelection in 2012, and that will keep dragging him back to the center."
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I also wanted to bring up the following quote after some recent talk about what Erica Jong recently said:
"The American Example
Finally, on an optimistic note, America has faith in its ability to renew itself. The Bush presidency, widely regarded as disastrous, hasn’t resulted in violence on the streets or disillusionment but an election that will break voting records, see a record number of people donating to a candidate, and producing one ticket led by a black American, the other containing a woman. Other countries, please note."
So, do we have faith, or have we simply shown restraint in recent elections?