Reply #1: I think people are disappointed because Obama takes seriously . . .

[MrModerate]

His responsibility to be president of the whole country and not just those who voted for him.

I'll admit it -- I'm way to the left of Barack Obama on a lot of issues, and a lot of the choices he's making are, in turn, making me nervous.

However, I'm a) willing to give him a long honeymoon because I believe that even a centrist position is superior to the homicidal rightist lunacy that's prevailed for the last 8 years and b) willing to give him a long honeymoon because I think he might just be a truly great president, able to balance the demands of a whole people.

I think some form of your menu of progressive policies is likely to be served during Obama's presidency -- but I don't think the shape of any of these will be exactly what we imagine -- or even desire.

History seems to be on the move and is likely to put up strong headwinds to achieving many of these goals.