Reply #24: It's called "playing the game"

[American liberal]

Which I believe Obama will be very good at. Please don't let one statement color your entire perception of him. He wants to succeed--no thrive--and do good for ALL Americans!

Lest you forget what happened to Carol Mosley Braun, working with the GOB (good ol' boys) of the Senate if you are not a member of the club takes a lot of schmoozing and finesse. I back BOTH my Senators (Durbin and Obama) 110% and am proud as hell to live in a Blue state, no matter how badly Daley screws up sometimes.

Sen. Obama is not perfect. But he is a professional and has the interests of the American people (not the American corporations) at the forefront--always. He will do his best to succeed in an openly hostile environment and sway the agenda back to the center. Those of you who are so quick to judge do not have perspective. I am from IL. I remember what the Senate and the media did to Sen. Braun. She was drawn and quartered for minor transgressions. Instead of lambasting him, you should be singing Obama's praises for knowing how to play the game. I predict my Senator will become a force to be reckoned with and will be pivotol in revamping Senate control in years to come.

Peace,
AL