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Happy New Year, Barack Obama

Put yourself in Barack Obama's sensible shoes. In less than a month, you'll be president of the United States and, upon entering the Oval Office, one of the biggest messes in history will be yours to sort out. So let's make a list and see exactly what the new president will be facing.

On the plus side, the media is still firmly on Obama's side and will continue to blame George W. Bush for everything until at least 2011. The media, in general, has a lot invested in the new president and will spin most events his way. That gives President Obama some public relations room. He'll have a few months before any pressure from the media comes directly at him. Heck, if the liberal press didn't scream about the conservative preacher Rick Warren praying at the inauguration, you know the fix is in.

Also, Congress is now dominated by pro-Obama Democrats, and it will do pretty much what the new president wants, so that will make Obama's life a lot easier.

On the downside, Congress simply does not know what it is doing. The financial crisis caught our lawmakers by surprise, and the continuing chaos clearly demonstrates that these people have no idea how to deal with the recession. So Americans are just going to have to tough it out and pray the president and Congress don't make things even worse.

On the terrorism front, some Americans, including this one, are worried for a number of reasons, beginning with Obama selecting Eric Holder to be attorney general. This almost defies belief. In addition to lobbying for the pardon of uber tax cheat Marc Rich, Holder was part of the Janet Reno gang that made it impossible for the feds to investigate terror-related activities inside the USA.

You'll remember that then Attorney General Reno, with her assistant Holder's guidance, actually ordered the FBI not to share information with the CIA. Thus, the 9/11 hijackers were free to roam this country until doing their deadly deeds.

Now, Holder may be running the show at Justice, and unless he has had a complete Epiphany (apologies to you secular-progressives), his selection is chilling. The fact that President-elect Obama has had so much trouble finding a new CIA chief speaks to Holder's situation. CIA veterans well understand that an anti-agency attorney general could cause them great harm.

Overseas, the military is calling the shots, and Obama will not take on Gen. David Petraeus, the genius behind the Iraq turnaround. So, here, the fight against terror will continue to be waged aggressively. However, the prison at Guantanamo Bay will be shut down, and coerced interrogation will not be allowed on Obama's watch. So the terrorists gain an advantage.

Barack Obama is a brilliant man. He knows his success hinges on getting us out of the recession and preventing another terror attack at home. He also understands that he has to do both of these things if he wants a second term.

And a Happy New Year to you, Mr. President-elect.

Veteran TV news anchor Bill O'Reilly is host of the Fox News show "The O'Reilly Factor" and author of the book "Who's Looking Out For You?" To find out more about Bill O'Reilly, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com. This column originates on the Web site www.billoreilly.com.

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Sir;...You say the democratic congress will do pretty much what Mr. Obama wants... I don't want to point out to any man who lives on his mouth about the elusive character of meaning; but what do you think is the distance in progress measured between pretty much and exactly??? If you guys on the retarded right want to convince me that the libral media is going to give Mr. Obama a pass; why are you all trying to get a head start on beating the guy for not doing nothing wrong yet??? You know, it is a moral victory of sorts, that this country would ever elect to president a member of that much maligned race... As a democrat and a black/white man he has got about his maximum of votes... He can only lose, anyway.. Everyway... If he gives up his base to capture a middle he's never going to get he'll be shet, and if he forgets the middle and tries to serve the interest of the whole country he will be shet... If he sticks with his base and butters their bread on every possible side he may get re-elected; but he will always be shet to the right... Let me tell you what your problem is, Mr. William....Your problem is not bad enough... Your situation is under control... You have money in the bank, and perhaps a contract... If you don't grab too much tail, or let your mouth run you out of a job, you are all set... Our problem is that our problem is too great to solve acting as individuals... We need government to work... You want for government to not work.... Why not be a sport, and give good government a chance??? Don't lynch the negro before he has said hello some ones daughter... You don't have to teach the guilty by punishing the innocent... In fact; what is the rush??? Why not wait for the man to prove himself corrupt, or incompetent before trashing him in public??? Clearly, not one of them wants to point the fickle finger of blame in any direction, because they live in a hall of mirrors... They do want to benefit from office, and so they shall, and they do need to fix a problem which will take all hands to fix.... And they all understand that nothing gets so old so suddenly as excuses ... I am sorry that you do not see what others see only too well: that the old capitalist system is very tippy, and is liable to take down the government with it, if it falls.. In times such as these, it might be the greater wisdom to shut ones mouth, and to support the president... I don't care; but I have far less to lose than you... You are all hung out to dry, just waiting for a whirlwind... Don't sow the wind, except at your peril... Thanks...Sweeney

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Posted by: James A, Sweeney
Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:33 AM

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An oil painting of Barack Obama nude on a unicorn, toasting the new year in the company of cherubs-
http://faithmouse.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-years-2009-greeted-by-cherubs-and.html

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Posted by: Timothy A. Bear
Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:43 PM

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