From TPM Reader PS …
My biggest surprise is that President Obama’s inclusive message and total absence of malice; his reaching out to all Americans has actually affected me. For eight years I have been provoked by the Bush administration. I responded by hurling vitriolic invective at both the person and his policies. I was bewildered by the “undecideds” and contemptuous of those who still had “W” stickers on their vehicles. And who were these 27% that approve of his record? I had nothing good to say about them.
Then about six weeks ago, I noticed that my enthusiasm was gone. My outbursts seemed to be out of place in the hospitable and civilized political arena President-elect Obama was attempting to create. I get it now. I understand that he is trying to restore rational discourse between opposing ideas to synthesize an effective solution. Now I feel uneasy when I hear people criticizing Mr. Bush. They seem out of step. I wonder if this can last. I wonder if other people will get it.
