https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/02/09/one-year-later-where-did-the-hopenchange-go/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:15:55 -0400<![CDATA[A year ago, Time and Newsweek waxed nostalgic for the days of the Depression, the Civil War, and World War II, as they compared President Elect Barack Obama to FDR and Lincoln. Having inadvertently raised the bar to the former one-term senator&#8217;s presidency to absurdly high standards,  today, the MSM is longing simply for the Obama of a year ago, the last moment that he could still plausibly claim to be &#8220;a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their own views.&#8221;]]>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:55:34 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2010/02/09/one-year-later-where-did-the-hopenchange-go-n251189