As we bask in the joy of victory others are busy framing the issues! It doesn't take much to get the prevailing TM wisdom being espoused as universally accepted by all parties! And that is Obama better govern from the "Center". This is an outright lie and we should not let them get away with it!
We must immediately start to refute this nonesense. The idea that we need Repuglicans in the cabinet and Gates should stay on as Secretary of Defense this includes Paulson remaining on. they want America to believe that Democrats cant rule with out the help of Republicans. Obama is being warned not to pay attention to the reality that America has shifted to, what they describe as The extreme left. They are deliberately trying to criple Obama'a ability to keep his promises to all Americans. They will use it to justify Obama keeping our troops in Iraq and undermining good democrats like Teddy Kennedy's ability to introduce a real health reform program And this will be accomplished in the form on an absolute need for bi-partisanship. We never heard this need for balance when Bush took complete control of congress, now did we. We unfortunately, don't have time to enjoy our victory because the Right never rests! All I can do is sound a single voice of alarm. Every progressive must start the business of standing up to this obvious attempt by the soundly defeated loosers to steal our hard earned mandate for change right from under our complacent noses while were bussy smelling the sweetness of victory.