Obama MUST be fleet-a-foot

For Obama to get the most out of his Presidency, he needs to move decisively and quickly in his first 6 months in office, and set up priorities beforehand.

I believe he can and will do this, but if he doesn't...his Presidency will be doomed to accomplish very little.

For what seems like a potentially long time, 8 years, is really scant little to get shit done on your terms as President.

A good 6-8 months after your inauguration is the key period.

Too much longer after that, people in the Congress are looking to the next 2 year election cycle. Then you end up in the 4 year Presidential re-election mode, where Presidents often become too cautious and propose anything that can be seen as a radical change.

Once elected, you have maybe another year and then your a lame duck. If defeated, your fubar.

Obama, and his oratory, his history-making moment here may be able to squeak out more valuable "get shit done time" than your average US President.

But, he can ill afford (nor do I think he will get caught up by anything this stupefying) what happened to the ill-disciplined Clinton who got trapped into gays in the military issue within moments of taking office, effectively killing his honeymoon period.