Memo to President Obama: Be Careful What You Wish For

Memo to President Obama: Be Careful What You Wish For

Perhaps we should have warned the candidates at the beginning of the 2012 presidential election: Be careful what you wish for.

Perhaps we should have warned the candidates at the beginning of the 2012 presidential election: Be careful what you wish for.

Congratulations are in order to President Obama, who ran a tactically effective campaign to hold the White House. After a bruising campaign, he and his supporters are understandably cheered by Tuesday’s result. But there’s not going to be much of a honeymoon period, due to the depth and seriousness of our nation’s long-term challenges.

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