How aligned are the stars . . . Monday we celebrated MLK as we prepare to inaugurate the first African-American president on Tuesday . . . Wednesday begins the new semester. Okay, the last is pretty routine but it seems like a long winter break and I trust students are anxious and ready to crack those textbooks again.
One thing on change -- the theme of the Obama campaign. Restlessness with the economy will give this president a lot of latitude to effect changes and one of them is apparently to create more bipartisanship. In vague, general terms bipartisanship is a universal good (like peace); but in practice it will be interesting to see if Obama has more luck than George Bush. For some bipartisanship means compromise, but often in practice it means that people with philosophical differences should agree against their principles. In its worst form, bipartisanship represents squelching debate and skepticism on important issues.
Good luck to President Obama and looking to see if he can achieve bipartisanship while allowing honest debate. And good luck to students -- get ready to hit the books tomorrow!
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