Is Socialism Inevitable?

As it sinks in, I take comfort in the fact that the circumstances that ensured Obama's election will also provide the constraints to prevent the kind of shift to the left that would have been possible if the economy was sound. McCain was in good shape until the financial markets went south. The financial meltdown was just enough of a bummer to shift the tide and the McCain campaign failed to properly course correct, plain and simple.

As much as Obama and the Democrats want to make up for lost time, circumstances will prevent them from doing so for at least his first term. Obama will be like the new CEO who wants to take the struggling company in another direction but first he has to stabilize it then get it healthy again before expansion is possible.

It's only 1,450 plus days until we get another shot at the title. Let's hope we're ready.