Monday, March 02, 2009

What Obama is Up Against: Punditry Gone Wild

As an ordinary politically centered American, the noise on the left and the right is now shrill. I don't think I've seen so much bellyaching-- ever-- about this and that. It's a wonder that Obama is getting anything done.

Everybody has their own special agenda, with their special issues, and NO ONE is thinking about Americans as a whole, about the well being of our society. Everybody is wondering what's in it for them. What will this new administration bring to them and their special little group, and if they're not getting what they want, how can they fight it?

But here's what I think: This is exactly what happens when you shake up the status quo, which is what Obama is doing. Change was not just a campaign slogan. Change has come to America. Hello.

Obama's shaking and all the so-called experts, politicians, TV hosts, radio show entertainers, interest groups, lobbyists and the like are bouncing off the walls. Here's Chris Matthews, who's now predicting Obama's failure to which I say SHUT UP ALREADY: