I've been away for awhile. We elected Obama, so I'm not in such a word-warrior mood. But I had to pop back in after all the brouhaha over some of Obama's choices, be they for his cabinet or for his inauguration (::cough::Warren::cough::). I have no problem with people disagreeing with Obama; Lincoln's quote about the impossibility of pleasing all the people all the time clarified that piece of reality for me a long time ago.

But I'm saddened to see so many Democrats and Liberals attacking him for it. Why?

Because we are finally in power, and when we sharpen the knives and cry havoc over even the smaller decisions, we are acting like the Right Wing Haters whom we've resented for so long. Is that really all we see of our future in this country? That the leadership must volley between haters of one side or haters of the other? Or is there even the chance to do what Obama promised, and help CHANGE the way this country is run? No, not by changing every person--that really would be impossible enough to justify Hillary Clinton's "clouds will part and angels will sing" mockery from the primaries. All we have to do is change the majority of the country, and we do that by, in Ghandi's words, being the change we want to see in this world.

The argument that the Republicans and Conservatives acted that way when THEY were in power is a childish one. It's no more imaginative than an eye for an eye (leaving everyone blind) or fighting fire with fire.

How about believing that there are better options which, as the party in power, we can attempt to enact?

How about thinking outside the box--and inventing fire extinguishers?