Obama’s Call to Change: What Is Everyone Waiting For?

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Last week many Americans stopped to savor a moment of such beauty and amazement that the thought of it, even now, is enough to draw tears.

But never mind that now. It’s time to pack away the Obama glow. Young people should save it for when they’re old. The men who landed at Normandy spent no time thinking about what an awesome invasion they had just pulled off; they had to go liberate Europe. Postgame celebration and analysis are fine, for a game, but this country’s challenges are not recreational.

Barack Obama acknowledged as much in a victory speech that was serious, almost somber. He did not rejoice or gloat. Instead, he warned people of the hard work ahead: “I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.”

Mr. Obama was speaking about next year, and his subdued tone was fitting. The country has lost so much since 9/11. The sense of national unity forged in that catastrophe has been squandered. Fear and a sense of impossibility have taken root like viruses. The country is not in the best shape to simultaneously fix a sinking economy, a withered government and an ailing planet. But it has no choice, and not much time.

So why wait until January to get started?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/opinion/10mon4.html?th&emc=th

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1. Why? Because the unimpeached George is still doing damage.

And we don't legally have the right to stop him unless we impeach...and that's off the table.