Throughout the campaign, I kept cautioning myself...

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

..."Don't get too caught up this," "Don't invest too much in this guy," "Don't set yourself up for disappointment."

I figured at worst he'd stop the rightwing drift and told myself, at best, he might give progressives a small ledge to stand on.

After 28 years of Reagans, Bushes, DLCist, centrists, corporatists and so on, I figured it was next to impossible for a president to get into office and actually have the spine to push for a progressive agenda. I assumed that he or she would be surrounded by hand-wringing advisers and insiders that would press for only the most incremental change and would suggest continuing a large portion of Bush's agenda "in order to look tough" and wrong assume it was what a supposed center-right nation wanted.

As I grew more and more inspired by this candidacy, I would keep telling myself I was going to feel embarrassed when it all blew up in my face.

I have never been more happy to be wrong. He's exceeded my expectations in two days in ways I could never have imagined.

Gitmo closing, Iraq war ending, peace mission to Israel-Palestine starting, public works and infrastructure investments being proposed, lobbyists cut off from the White house....it just keeps getting better.

To put it crudely - Holy shit! This guy's for real!

Now my only fear is that this is all a dream and that I'm going to wake up and see McCain and Palin on that stage.

[sazemisery]

1. :PINCH:

There does that help?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. thanks

I keep telling everyone I need that

[grannie4peace]

2. i know exactly what you are saying :):):)

[wryter2000]

4. The center-right myth

I think the crowd on Tuesday pretty much blew that myth out of the water. All those people were NOT center-right.