>>I can see how you would be extremely offended. That was my first reaction as well. However, he has a point about the public not paying attention to details. The election and win was so emotional and filled so many hopes that many are still basking in the glory and refuse to see any negative at all. This country was and still is filled with more hope than after any other recent election. This was such a huge event in our history, and a long, long time coming that no one wants to see him fail.
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>Well, except Rush Limbaugh. <g>
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>>I don't think he will fail. Presidents throughout history have had to make tough decisions during the most trying times. He has advisors. He may or may not listen to them.
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>Actually, one of the reasons I supported Obama was my certainty that he would _listen_ to advisors. He may not take their advice, but neither will he take it lightly.
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>For me, the most disturbing thing about the Bush presidency was the unwillingness to consider evidence in decision-making. It was all based on goals and principles and beliefs without any concern about reality.
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>Tamar

I am not a Rush Limbaugh fan. Still, I think he is more concerned with policy than Obama the man or President. I understand him to imply that he didn't want socialist policies to succeed. It will be interesting to see if they do. That could really change our future and this country.

Based on my personal experience, I cannot write Bush off with not having any concern with reality (although some of his actions I still feel were impeachable offenses). I learned a long time ago that the public has little knowledge of 'reality' when it comes to threats to our nation and only knows what our government feels we are capable of knowing without starting a panic.