Brooks

David Brooks today envisions an Obama administration that he could live with - and actually wish for. I agree with him and from what I read the priorities (economy, then tax cuts to middle class, then energy) he lays out are in the order John Podesta, Rahm Emmanuel and the rest of the transition team are already thinking about. When Brooks talks about the "long-term" goals I'm on board too ... but expect that those initiatives (health care, etc.) will become more problematic because that's where the partisan divide really exists. In any event, I think Obama is going to start out rebuilding trust in gov't by taking baby steps ... build it from the ground up, and then start making moves. So - his first 100 days are really important!