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Why did we elect Barack Obama to be the next President? Of course it was a backlash against President Bush and everything for which he stood. But many also voted for him because of his superior intelligence and because they trust his judgment. And now we have to trust his judgment. We also have to hope that he will be able to influence if not control those whom he picks for key positions.
Many of his programs will go very much against established interests, from banking to the Military Industrial Complex to the Israel Lobby. Certified Liberals would find it more difficult to succeed in making these changes than people with solid conservative credentials. Like Hilary Clinton as SecState. OK, so she is not exactly a Conservative, but she fully supported Bush's foreign policy. Examples come to mind like De Gaulle's ending the Algerian civil war. Only he, not a Socialist would have gotten away with it. Or look at Clinton's opening to China. Had Carter done it, he would have been torn to pieces over such a decision.
For now we have to trust Barack Obama that he will do the right thing. If not, there is always 2012.
