What's next..

Now that the dust has cleared and Obama will be our new President on Jan 20, 2009, what can we discern from it all?

Someone very smart once said..."What is past, is prologue" In other words, those that repeat history are doomed to repeat it. But....just last Tuesday, over 51 million registered voters/citizens voted for the guy that shouted "CHANGE" from sea to shining shore. It seems every President-Elect has a gimmick...or a little bit of gamesmanship...to which helps them get elected. For Example:

Does Bill Clinton get elected if he HAD inhaled and didn't play the saxophone on Arsenio Hall?

Would George Bush Sr have gotten reelected if not for the words "No New Taxes"

Would Gore have gotten elected if he......well, I guess he did get elected...I dunno

You get my point. Well, President-Elect Obama has promised us change. This man has promised all of us that things in Washington will change? I wonder, what will he do and how will it happen.

See, I dunno if Obama knows it or not, but a word like change....to say someone in Iraq......or perhaps Yemen....or even Japan......that's a word for Revolution. See, we already did the Revolution thing.....it was years ago, but I'm pretty sure it happened.

Obama won't be able to change his socks without the rest of the governtment's approval, and although, it is mighty close, the democrats don't quite have the numbers to open the floodgates on spending and ending the War in Iraq. Personally, I think Obama was the right choice.....considering who was available, but my question has always been, Can he govern? Can he unite the parties? Can he lead? Only time will tell, but to lead, govern, or unite....he will need to understand that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks." There are Congressman and Senators on both sides of the aisle.....wanting and waiting to play Judas.

The first 100 days is the most important for a new President. After that, it becomes about approval ratings and polling. Obama must show his cards early and forcefully...or sadly, he will become ineffective quickly. If I was him....I'd start in Iraq...then the budget. If a year goes by from now...and we are still in a recession and have ANY combat personel in Iraq, then I think Obama's presidency will have failed before it started.