ELECTION 2008

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Democrats

The winners inherit a mess, and Obama will be hard-pressed to resolve tensions within his own party.

by Will Englund, Kirk Victor, and Brian Friel

Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008


The new president and Congress assume power in January with a boatload of pent-up hopes and expectations -- but first, there's the financial crisis, which offers a better chance for bipartisan action than just about anything else the Democrats might take up.

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