I am only cautiously optimistic concerning Barack Obama. We should, however, not forget that he graduated from Harvard University and acquired the mindset asserting that big government is the answer to most difficulties. I won’t feel completely confident until the president-elect says something like: “Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and John Kenneth Galbraith were shallow and ignorant. Their views must be soundly rejected.” At the end of the day, Obama believes that “elites” should be running things. The concept that Americans can handle their own affairs is perceived to be weird, if not outright ridiculous.