tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post8154108581122247118..comments2023-03-25T05:50:35.592-07:00Comments on ink and ashes: inauguration enthusiasm: neutralFrederik Sisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963689819495851315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post-6904171041575369992009-01-20T16:54:00.000-08:002009-01-20T16:54:00.000-08:00Obama certainly has major challenges ahead. It rea...Obama certainly has major challenges ahead. It really hinges on whether "the peopl" will be willing to embody they change they see in him.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to be optimistic.Frederik Sisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963689819495851315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post-64501296468954074172009-01-20T14:21:00.000-08:002009-01-20T14:21:00.000-08:00I'll have to agree with you here. I find the over...I'll have to agree with you here. I find the over optimistic idealism that is running rampant in the US is a bit much. The unfortunate part is that politics is a murky business and things are not all that easy. Even though the Republicans are not in office they still have several states and will cause problems no doubt. I doubt extremely that Obama will have an easy time of things. The real unfortunate thing here is that he's coming in at a very bad time and people are expecting a lot. I feel sorry for him in this regard. It's not easy being a popular president in hard times. Probably every little thing he does is going to be scrutinized under the media's microscope. That won't be easy, especially a president that hasn't got much of a track record behind him. Let's just see what happens.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395335021890447112noreply@blogger.com