Governing vs Campaigning

There has probably been more than one rude awakening for Barack Obama since he was elected.  I'm sure the first security briefing on the presidential level caused a few sleepless nights and a few second thoughts on previous ideas.  I'm also sure that the ever changing economic situation has caused him to consider options that he may not have wanted to consider previously.  For instance, Hot Air is reporting that Barack Obama is considering a postponement of his promised rollback of the Bush tax cuts.  This is actually very good new--not because of the tax cuts themselves (although they need to be made permanent), but because it seems to be an indication that he has realized that raising taxes in a struggling economy further hampers the growth of that economy.  Naive as it may be, I am taking this as an indication that Barack Obama wants to be a successful President, and if that means changing some of his ideas, he may be willing to do it.  I see this as very hopeful, and I'm praying that I won't have to eat those words!