https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/10/01/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-looking-forward-to-an-obama-administration/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-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 16:05:13 -0400<![CDATA[Barack Obama began his run for the presidency in a burst of racial justice, anti-war sentiment and high-flown rhetoric about hope and change.  He was brought to earth by a twenty year association with a racist minister, hidden alliances with Chicago machine politicians and unrepentant bourgeois radicals, not to mention a lot of missteps on that war and weird pronouncements about capital gains taxes &#8212; only to find himself backing into the presidency because the bottom fell out of the US (and global) economy at the very moment he looked to be losing the election.  What amazing luck!]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:53:13 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/10/01/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-looking-forward-to-an-obama-administration-n216300