Reply #57: That's how I see it, too. [View All]

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Well put. I give the President-elect the benefit of the doubt. He said in his victory speech that he wanted to win the trust and support of those who didn't vote for him. Throwing those people a two minute bone, or even a few more here and there over the next eight years is politically savvy. President-elect Barack Obama is a very smart man who wants to get things done, and what matters is the policies that get signed into law and the Supreme Court justices he appoints. I'm willing to wait and see, but he has to be the president of all the people. If he does a Shrubaya 'only take care of the base' style he won't get nearly as much done.