"He got elected with Wall Street money, and those are the interests the Obama administration will serve."

Absolute horseshit! Obama raised incredible sums of money, certainly, but not from big corporate "contributors" (actually, "buyers") ~ he got it from huge numbers of private individuals. Average contribution was $80.

Now, whether those hundreds of thousands of citizens have been duped, or if they'll be getting their money's worth ~ I suppose that remains to be seen. I, for one, am cautiously optimistic.

I get a laugh from the radical types who are horrified that Obama has been appointing professional politicians to all those various posts. Who the hell else is qualified? Joe the Plumber? Bill the Weatherman? Molly the Macrame Artist?

Once sane, thoughtful leadership is in place ~ in contrast to the ideological puppeteering we've witnessed for the past almost-a-decade ~ that collection of lifelong buraeucrats and diplomats should become capable of turning things around and making it once again possible for a thinking person to feel "proud to be an American" ~ or, at least, not ashamed.