Surprised by the atmosphere here....

[graham4anything]

12. Why should I not give my opinion which many people agree with? President Obama is the

transitional president, the gateway as it is

And not to mention, the single smartest person aside from Jimmy Carter to be president and since Adlai Stevenson to run for President.

Every single move he makes indeed is thinking all those steps ahead, and there is a plan in place from day one, for years from now,
when he no longer is President (but hopefully shall be Supreme Court Justice Obama in 2018 and after.)

as for the wedge issues, like the book says, "don't sweat the small stuff, because all of them are small stuff"
and look at the biggest stuff, like his naming Sonia Sotomayer and Elana Kagen plus possibly more,
and the court turning democratic in 2017 and 2018 with the big switches.

President Obama has put into place ending two wars, closing Gitmo, giving the nation great health care,
the auto industry is thriving, the housing market is better now than in a decade,

and like a football game needing a fieldgoal, to get to field goal range, one has to get to midfield.

After Bush left office, the ball was on the one yard line, and to get to field goal range, one has to get to the other 40 yard line to kick a 60 yard field goal.

Instant gratification doesn't cut the mustard. It is a lifetime goal.

And battles are lost before wars are won.

As Bette Davis said, hang on it's going to be a bumpy ride

and by the time the dust settles, and Hillary is President, it will be smooth sailing from then on
and like in other times, legislation will pass 75 to 25 and 80 to 20 and this obstructionist, from radical rightwing who want to take things back to 1859 will long be gone.

IMHO