Today is inauguration day. George W. Bush will officially depart as soon as Barack H. Obama is sworn in. The Audacity of Hope is the title of Obama’s campaign book. As with Bill Clinton’s A Man from Hope video, the accent is on the positive. To campaign on hope is a tried-and-true tradition. Like second marriages, this is hope triumphing over experience. Also like second marriages, the honeymoons are shorter. The general public is always optimistic when a President is inaugurated. Most voters want to believe that things will get better. If things have been going well, they expect this … Continue reading Pandora’s Optimism