Why obama might fail

Obama has the temperament to be one of the greatest mayors in America. He enjoys running things efficiently, listening to various points of view, finding the common ground. In fact, Daley shunted him into the Senate in order to prevent him from emerging as a viable challenge to Daley's hegemony.

However, will an essentially mayoral temperament help the President? The country is too diverse to bring together via compromise -- it needs to be united by leadership. Will Obama continue to grow into exactly what we need, and find the leadership to genuinely help Americans make the sacrifices that will take them to a better future?