Posted by
Rich from NW Indiana on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:54:36 PM
Well my second scenario was pretty close wasn't it.! It wasn't the one I was hoping for. Its really funny (and a little scary) watching the "mainstream" media fall over each other with the positive Obama stories. They really do love him. Well enjoy it, the honeymoon will be short. That I can guarantee! The media will continue to love him, but that will not provide him with much relief since being president is nothing like a campaign.
Some predictions.
The far left will be very disappointed in short order. When they find that Obama will not be as able to put forward (or even be very interested) in many of their pet causes. They may end up attacking him (and be very vicious about it), more then the Republicans will.
Those not as far left will be disappointed as well. The bar got set pretty high, it will be hard for Obama to deliver. Many of his promises are pie in the sky types of things that have no basis in reality. Many were so dazzled by him, the setting in of real life will be very hard for some of the true believers.
On the same vein, Obama may find that his administration will probably suffer from the many little (and some big ones) scandals that plagued the Clinton administration. The old saying is true, the company you keep, can make or break you. It will take up much of his time, more then he would ever think.
On the Democrats controlling Congress and the White House, if Illinois is any indication, they will not be able to do much. They will be going in so many different directions, the infighting and lack of Democratic leadership in Congress may make thing go slow for them. Far more then anything the Republicans dish out on them, although their media pals will blame them anyway.
It remains to be seen, if Obama will back down, like Clinton, when things they are trying to do are unpopular. You could count on Clinton second guessing himself when poll numbers looked bad. Obama hasn't really introduced anything, so even that is also unknown.
I think I will have plenty of things to write about for the next four years, its going to be a bumpy ride.