Posted 12:05 AM by Gene

Doyle McManus in the LALATimes puts it well:

Which Barack Obama will dominate as he begins to govern? Too much of the ambitious liberal, and he rekindles partisan squabbles he was supposed to transcend.

Too much the cautious mediator who reaches across the aisle to compromise with Republicans, and he risks losing the energy and idealism that attracted millions to his candidacy.

The president-elect will have little undisturbed time as he works to strike the promised balance. The nation is in dire economic straits. His Democratic Party has been waiting since early in President Clinton's administration for a chance to work its will. And the conservative Republican opposition, though deeply wounded, is unlikely to roll over.

This is a mighty test, and if our president-elect can pass it, he will deserve our praise, and history's.

P. S. Here's another one from Jim Drinkard of the ASSPress. No, no one ever said jumping from the frying pan into the fire was easy.