During the campaign, candidate BO told us to expect big things. Today, he is telling his supporters that change is hard.
We've gone from "yes we can" to "this is a lot harder than I thought it was".
To be fair, the presidency is a very hard job. Beyond that, we have very serious problems that don't lend themselves to "hope and change" or irrational expectations.
Peter Wehner is one of my favorite political analysts. He wrote this over the weekend:
"Obama went well beyond the usual campaign promises and political rhetoric.
Complete with a Greek column stage set, he cast himself as a world-historical figure who would transform America.
He was the person who would provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless, heal the planet, repair the world, and halt the rise of the oceans.
Divisions within our country would end.
Wars would cease.
America’s image in the world would be restored.
Dictators from Havana to Tehran, from Caracas to Pyongyang, would bow to the power of his reason.
This time would be different than all the other times.
Our country, after all, had never before been graced by anyone quite like Barack Obama."
Do you think that Peter is overstating his case? Remember this woman from the '08 campaign:
Wonder how she feels about that now?
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