Contrast Obama with GWB. Bush started out with way fewer votes than Gore, and still appointed about as Conservative a cabinet as he could.

I'd appreciate Obama using his Mandate to shove it up the rears of Conservatives, which is what the voters have urged him to do. Return to the Eisenhower era - top income tax rate of 91%, for instance. That, by the way, only kicked in when the individual already had more money than he or she could spend.

However, having given Obama a couple of shekels, with your permission I'd be delighted to pass your suggestions along to him. I can't guarantee he'll follow them, but if he should know that if he wants anything in 2012 he'll damn well listen.

Who do you like for NSA? Ambassador to the UN? Any others?

Arf