This morning as I got to my desk the news was reporting record high opinions of Obama and record lows for Bush. What did they expect? He has made no hard decisions, while people wait with baited breath for the new savior to step in and fix everything. In a society that looks to the federal government for answers is it any surprise that a change of leadership in Washington would produce such a love fest?

For you who adore Mr. Obama, tomorrow he will be president. He will have to make hard decisions—decisions that will get people killed, that will cause economic swings, that will be hard and unpopular. Let us hope he is the man who to make these decisions and not the populist empty-suit we’ve seen so far. This president will have one thing the last did not—an adoring, fawning media making sure everything he does gets the positive spin. He is unlikely to ever deal with scorn and hatred from the media establishment. Good luck Mr. President, you’re going to need it.

One thing to look for, Mr. Bush was hated everyday by a left-leaning media and an outspoken fringe. Yet despite the vitriol, he did what he thought was best to secure this country. Mr. Obama has always been the populist candidate riding the wave of popular rhetoric to power and prestige. I wonder how he will hold up if the limelight turns to a spot light and he faces an unpopular decision. Will he stand straight or bow before the winds of public opinion? Only time will tell.