How Obama can Pursue an Ambitious Agenda

[Nancy Waterman]

This is a great article that gives us hope if Obama will heed the advice:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/03/obama-can-pursue-busy-age_n_778583.html

So the big question will be what lesson Obama takes from Tuesday's election results. If he and his advisers are finally ready to acknowledge that the source of voter unhappiness was government ineffectiveness -- rather than government overreach, or a general economic malaise -- then there's plenty of room for him to maneuver on his own.

Indeed, progressives are urging him to seize the opportunity to take a more muscular approach with his executive powers, starting by getting much tougher on banks. They also hope Obama will use his regulatory authority, his enforcement powers, and his prerogatives as commander in chief to make decisive moves that can't be sabotaged by Congressional Republicans.

The basic message: So much for the prime minister routine, it's time to act like a president.