I don't expect this post to get read very much, but I have to rant.

Why is it that every time Obama does one tiny thing we don't like, we have to go in a frenzy and demand our campaign contributions back?  Have we not learned anything from the campaign?  Well, I learned something: trust the guy.  It seems to me that he knows what he's doing, so I'll give him a chance if he does something that may not sit well with me from the beginning.

Maybe I'm only saying this because I haven't achieved political geek-like status like most TPMers.  Besides, I'm just a 21-year old snot-nosed college kid, so I haven't lived through as much history as most of you (or know as much in general).  However, dealing with a nation in financial crisis requires seeing things from all viewpoints, even those with which you most vehemently disagree with.  It's not like he's actually going to continue the war in Iraq indefinitely because he's keeping Robert Gates at Secretary of Defense, and he's not going to send the economy spiraling further because Lawrence Summers is part of his economic team.  This may not seem like change to you, but last time I checked, there hasn't been much listening to opponents over the past eight years in the White House.  He will be the President; therefore, he's the one that sets the agenda and I'm pretty sure it will be from as far away from Bush's policies as reasonably possible.

We all hate FISA, but I'm sure Barack did what he did was best in compromising and I'm sure he'll fix what's wrong with it as President.  Many of you thought he was nuts for going on The O'Reilly Factor (and thought I was nuts for suggesting he go on the show).  And a lot of you probably didn't like his VP pick, his lack of anger on the campaign trail, his decision to not attack McCain the same way that McCain attacked him, his poor choice of tie during his DNC speech...I could go on with the nit-picky criticisms given to Obama during the campaign.  Hell, I admit to it myself--and if you can honestly say you have trusted the President-elect's decisions every step of the way up to now, then I'm volunteering to replace Alan Colmes.  Let me know if you think of something more painful to go through than sitting alongside Hannity. 

So before you scream that there are Clinton people on his staff, consider that this is still a change from the past eight years and that this guy is (gasp) still inexperienced and it would help to have people who have been in the White House before.  Before you complain that Obama isn't doing anything progressive yet, let him get sworn in first at least.  Before you complain that Rahm Emanuel isn't a liberal,  take a look at ratings that imply that he's more liberal than you think (of course, they're ratings which don't mean everything).  And before you start whining about Obama not being liberal enough, consider what are (or should be) left-wing ideals: helping the middle class and spending on infrastructure and green jobs.  I think he will  govern pragmatically, but I also don't think he will give in to the center-right meme that's been played ad nauseam in the media.

I won't blog as much as I did during the summer since this was really just something to do to pass the time, but I'm going to try to post only when I have something meaningful to say.  I've written some good posts in the past, but some have just been dumb.

I'm also not going to act like I know more than the guy I voted for. I'm sure some of what is seen on the blogs is earnest discussion and not of the "OMG WTF IS HE DOING" category, but I felt the need to calm everybody down and let the man do his job.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled blogging.