MB Civic

By Eugene Robinson | Tuesday, March 3, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…There’s a reason Obama’s approval ratings remain so high. He senses that Americans yearn for greater fairness and accountability, especially after the excesses that threaten to wreck our economy and destroy so many dreams. He knows that American individualism is tempered by the need to feel community in the nation and the world.

He also knows that windows of opportunity for fundamental change remain open just briefly before slamming shut. His declaration Saturday that ‘I didn’t come here to do the same thing we’ve been doing or to take small steps forward’ may be the understatement of the year….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/02/AR2009030201948_pf.html