Reply #10: I agree with you.

[FrenchieCat]

However, I don't think that public soap boxes or special interest money will guide Obama's thinking.

But of course, that's just what I think....based on the fact that he didn't take special interest money during the election.....and that he appears to have the biggest public soap box of them all.

I think that what we will see as time goes by, and Obama is sworn in, is a President that will engage us in the process and make us his special interest....but of course, he won't be able to please all of the people all of the time about everything. As long as one keeps that in mind, then real progress will be made and change (in policies) will occur and we will move forward, not backwards.