Will Obama’s Graciousness, Hope, and Change Rub Off On Dems?
Now that both houses of Congress are solidly in the Democrats’ hands, Obama’s biggest worry may not be Republicans. His biggest challenge may be to try and infect people like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid with his same graciousness in victory and his vision of hope and change.
Both Reid and Pelosi have shown themselves to be cynical demogogues whose angry, polemical invective only intensify divisions.
Obama’s election shows that he can transcend differences. But he can do little unless Pelosi, Reid and those they are supposed to lead can follow suit. It’s put up or shut up time for Congress. There are no excuses. Either solve the problems of ALL the people or get the hell out of the way.
We the people have voted for change, but that’s no guarantee that the bitter old dinosaurs beholden to special interests will alter their partisan ways.
Of course, if they don’t, 2010 and 2012 could see backlashes of epic proportions.
