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I'm sure many people voted for Obama's promise of change thinking he meant from right to left. But many more believed he meant from incompetent to competent...from dumb to smart...from mean-spirited to well-meaning. Just as Bush failed trying to govern this centrist country from the right, Obama would fail trying to govern from the left. Just as Bush failed in his effort to impose his ideology on America, so would Obama. Thankfully, Obama appears to know that...and that is reason to have hope in his Presidency. Punishing Joe Lieberman is something Bush would have done. Good for Obama for not doing it, and for ignoring those who would have his head for being compassionate and practical instead of vindictive.
