https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/11/11/getting-what-you-want/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-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 02:08:03 -0400<![CDATA[Abe Greenwald describes some of the &#8220;buyer&#8217;s remorse&#8221; a few Obama supporters may be feeling now they can see his policies and personnel lineup take shape. Disappointments among supporters are inevitable, especially when expectations have been pitched so high. Some of this &#8220;remorse&#8221; will come from getting things we don&#8217;t want any more, under changed conditions. For example, Kathleen Pender of the SF Chronicle describes how Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign tax promises ought to wait until better times.]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:13:34 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/11/11/getting-what-you-want-n186474