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must first pass through the political center in order to have a chance at succeeding, given that the country has been taken to the far right extreme over the past few decades and can only be "nudged" back to the left via the center, and that Obama realizes this and it's why he's making all of these center-right appointments, even if all of this is true, it in no way removes the need for the left to apply pressure to Obama to actually implement a progressive agenda, and to keep a watchful eye on him as he starts governing and making and implementing policy. If he's sincere, we need to make sure that he stays sincere, and if he's insincere, then we need to pressure him to cut the crap. This was never merely about electing a "progressive", but about electing someone who will implement progressive policies. If that is what Obama intends to do, and this is how he intends to do it, then so be it. But we don't KNOW that at this point. And even if it is his strategy, that doesn't mean that it'll work, or that he'll stick to it sincerely. Power has a way of corrupting even the most well-intentioned people. Just as Wall St. and Main St. need oversight, so does a president. Ours is a democratic republic.
