Like many readers of Huffpost, I was deeply moved by the election of Barack Obama in 2008, but disappointed and surprised by some of what followed during his first two years in office. With little experience and no real record of achievement or identification with a particular case, Obama managed to present himself as a credible candidate in part by excellent management of a $750 million campaign, and by demonstrating impressive intelligence, sensitivity, humor and charisma in a series of campaign events and competitive primary and general election presidential debates. This all came together at a moment when the country was both ready and anxious to connect in a deeper way with the diversity of its own population, and toward the end of the campaign, was facing a chilling financial crisis.
When people look at the ledger of what they thought they were getting, and what has actually transpired, their results will vary, depending upon their own interests and values. For me, like many of my friends, there has been plenty to like and to not like, and much in between. Looking strictly forward, here are a few things I would like to see in the next two years, running up to the 2012 election.
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