There was an author interviewed on Fresh Air on NPR today. He is wel worth listening to; the audio will be available after 3p, today. He woudl advise President Obama to gain some political capital in the first year or two with dealing with the economy, the wars, etc. gaining allies then go for transforming health care. It made sense as did a lot of other things this fellow offered. Here's the blurb about his book:

Journalist and economist Robert Kuttner has reported on elections for over three decades. His latest book, Obama's Challenge, looks at the many Herculean obstacles the president-elect faces — and what it will take to tackle them.

"If he is able to rise to the moment," Kuttner writes, "he could join the ranks of a small handful of previous presidents who have been truly transformative, succeeding in fundamentally changing our economy, society, and democracy for the better."

Kuttner's previous works include The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity, Making Work Pay: America after Welfare and The End of Laissez-Faire: National Purpose and the Global Economy after the Cold War.

Here's the link for the audio: click here.