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Cautious optimism had been my default philosophy since I was a teenager, but really recent (the last 8 years) events have shifted my view of the US government's behavior to one of cautious pragmatism; if we're all very lucky, the government will at the very least act in a manner which isn't overtly destructive and counterproductive. I've been cautiously pragmatic for maybe the last 3-4 years.
President Obama is a great speaker. He has a lot of ideas that stand in stark contrast to the neolibs/neo conservatives. He has a lot of ideas that seem to be heading in the right direction. Sure, some of his ideas seem a bit naive, and he's ignoring a lot of big problems... but there are so many big problems, and each of those problems requires such work to at least undo, let alone correct and start heading in a better direction. My hope is that he will act in a pragmatic manner, addressing as many problems as possible without imploding.
It would be nice to be cautiously optimistic again, but I'm not there yet.
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