Although he is lazy, arrogant, had media behind him, and a wave of anti-Bush resentment carefully cultivated by the media over eight years as well as melatonin on his side, Obama contrived a substantial victory. He was ruthless in doing so just as he was ruthless in winning his Senate seat in Illinois Senate and his Senate seat the United States Senate. It would be naïve in the extreme to believe that Obama will suddenly become benign when he faces the loss of the most powerful position in the world.
Do not underestimate Obama, his ambition, his ruthlessness or his absolute certitude that is ideology is infallible. He will do whatever he can to stay in power. So far he has not shrunk from playing the race, class, sex, and anti-religious cards, all at the expense of the unity of the nation. He will not shrink from bombing Iran even at the cost of the security of the nation.
