Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations
Reporting
Mike Flannery
CHICAGO (CBS) ― President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer –– all by the Fourth of July. Yes we can?

They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.

A top economic advisor to Obama had a glum warning for the rest of us Thursday morning: Neither the job market nor the stock market will be turning around any time soon.

"This might be a long haul," said Robert Reich, who was President Bill Clinton's secretary of labor. "2009 is going to be a very hard year. Some economists say we won't be out of this for two years, others are saying it may be three, or four, maybe five years." Yes we can?

Now on Obama's transition team, Reich worries about what happens after the new president is sworn in Jan. 20.

"We all have to be very careful about the expectations that we are putting on this man, our president-elect," Reich said. "If we all assume it's going to be the first 100 days, we're going to be disappointed." Yes we can?

The man who was Obama's chief campaign strategist is moving to lower expectations, too.

"We are inheriting an array problems unlike any president has faced, maybe since Franklin Roosevelt in 1932," David Axelrod said. "It's not going to be easy, not going to be quick." Yes we can?

Rick Jasculca worked for President Jimmy Carter, President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton. He said Obama will need every bit of his skill as a communicator.

"If people see you reaching across the aisle and they see you making progress –– going forward rather than going backward –– I think people will give  you the benefit of the doubt," Jasculca said.

Added Axelrod: "One of his great strengths is he is never too high, he's never too low –– he's very focused."

That's why some called  him "No-Drama Obama." That has changed a bit, since the president-elect and his Chicago-based team of political operatives have begun to bring on board veteran Washington politicos.

Now there are stories quoting unnamed sources who claim, for example, that Obama's team is frustrated with Hillary Clinton's delay in taking the job of secretary of state. They're not happy with those stories.

"This is a great example of when there's a vacuum, the vacuum gets filled with a lot of speculation and hyperbole," Axelrod said. "No one is frustrated. No one is anguished. She's obviously a talented public servant and someone who'd enhance any team."

Transition aides said late Thursday that Obama plans to nominate Clinton for secretary of state formally after Thanksgiving.

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He can try to lower expectations all he wants.

The mouthbreathers expect miracles (and mortagage payments and full gas tanks) and when they don't get them they will turn on him as fast as they turned on Bush.

He will be an "Uncle Tom" by the end of 4 years.

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Obama will make the rain come.

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He's gonna pay my mortgage and fill up my gas tank.



- CD

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He can try to lower expectations all he wants.

The mouthbreathers expect miracles (and mortagage payments and full gas tanks) and when they don't get them they will turn on him as fast as they turned on Bush.

He will be an "Uncle Tom" by the end of 4 years months.

That's why some called him "No-Drama Obama."

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He can try to lower expectations all he wants.

The mouthbreathers expect miracles (and mortagage payments and full gas tanks) and when they don't get them they will turn on him as fast as they turned on Bush.

He will be an "Uncle Tom" by the end of 4 years.

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Nope - he gets to point to the past and say "It's taken this long to undo what Bush has done..." and he'll get another 4 years to try.

I can almost guarantee it. Unless Obama screws up something HUGE, he'll get a second term. Don't believe me? Despite being completely inept and criminally incompetent, both Detroit's mayor and (in particular) Michigan's governor got elected to second terms by pointing to the past and saying they were still correcting the screwups from the previous administration.

I know, everyone's going to say "...But MY state is smarter than that..." to which I will morosely reply "we got Obama, didn't we?"

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He's going to fail miserably. The people who voted for him expecting "change" will not be happy with the changes they see.

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The United States is not Detroit or DC.

The Kenyan won because we had a R in the WH for 8 years and a worsening economy.  Nothing more.

Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations
"This might be a long haul," said Robert Reich, who was President Bill Clinton's secretary of labor. "2009 is going to be a very hard year. Some economists say we won't be out of this for two years, others are saying it may be three, or four, maybe five years."

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Obama will make the rain come.

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Yes of course. I know the kool-aid drinking Dems are in for the biggest LET DOWN in US politics. People look at the Clinton years, and for some stupid reason, believe that a Democratic as President means good economic times are guaranteed. I guess they forget about how shitty the economic times were under Carter. lol. 4 years from now, things WILL be worse, not better, and the Republicans will have ALOT of ammunition to use against this guy.

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He's gonna pay my mortgage and fill up my gas tank.








- CD

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Anybody notice he's been layin low? I'll bet he's hidin in a bathroom sucking his thumb crying.

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I thought he promised change?

So far he's been appointing clinton appointees (and clinton herself apparantly)

how is this change?
We already did 8 years of Clinton

And then his leadership on the autobailout
hmmmm
"present"

I'm losing faith already.

"This might be a long haul," said Robert Reich, who was President Bill Clinton's secretary of labor. "2009 is going to be a very hard year. Some economists say we won't be out of this for two years, others are saying it may be three, or four, maybe five years."

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He can try to lower expectations all he wants.

The mouthbreathers expect miracles (and mortagage payments and full gas tanks) and when they don't get them they will turn on him as fast as they turned on Bush.

He will be an "Uncle Tom" by the end of 4 years.

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The people that voted for him are to stupid to realize that he didn't do shit but talk out of his ass.
In 2 years they will think everything is better, even while they are standing in a soup line.
I guess if the soup is warm that will be a pluse for Obammy

FUCK OBAMA

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On a side note : I'm fucking tired of people saying WE need to stand behind obama and help him NOW that he's PROTUS elect . FUCK HIM !!!!!

That's like saying " well you need to make the payments and keep insurance policy effective for the guy that stole you car since he owns it now " and oh yea the car needs new tires and an oil change so he'll be sending you the bill .  

obama could not even get hired in his own administration !! What a hypocrytical fucktard !

Fuck him I will resist any effort to help this dipshit succeed . He will be the greatest loser in the history of the world with my upmost individual effort.


Help this Lying , cheating , disrespectful , little asshole ?  ARE YOU FUCKING NUTS ?
obama = FAIL

He got elected and I'm supposed to forget about this assholes past views , associations , and lack of experience ?   FUCK THAT !!!!

I AM AN AMERICAN AND I CHOOSE TO FIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

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On a side note : I'm fucking tired of people saying WE need to stand behind obama and help him NOW that he's PROTUS elect .

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How could the mouthbreathers have turned on Bush?  They never voted for him.