If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.
To get anything done, Obama has to be seen as having winning economy - which isn't easy.
Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.
We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him.
So, President Obama wants to change America. I understand that. We don't need to change America. We need to change the White House. We need to change the leadership in the White House.
I happen to agree with many of President Obama's policies, but in our system, it is often as important how you do something as what you do.
President Obama can talk about having no grand schemes and making no big gains, but the reality is he can't get anything of significance through Congress.
Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people.
One of the reasons Americans hold Washington in such low regard is the perception that nothing ever gets done. Whatever the issue - no matter how urgent - they always seem to be 'working on it.'
I see a trend here where the President seems to think his job is to count votes and then try to make a deal That's what we in legislatures do. Mr. Obama's job is to travel the country, fight for the values that he cares about.