So my own hope is that Obama will not be dissuaded from trying to work with his opponents, to build consensus, and to deal courteously even with those whose views he may thoroughly dislike. Personally, I do not think that those whose philosophy deplores the whole idea of government, except when it is required to bail out businesses or banks, and who purport to offer a better future by stitching together the shreds and tatters of policies that helped produce today’s economic disaster, will have much respect or support from voters.
所以我自己怀有的希望是，奥巴马不会被说服停止与对手的合作和共识的建立，也不会不再有礼貌地与即使持让他及其厌恶的意见的人打交道。就个人而言，那些对政府的作用不屑一顾（除了在需要政府为企业或银行摆脱困境的时候）而把那些导致目前的经济大灾难的政策缝缝补补后就声称可以创造更美好的未来的人们，将会获得选民的多大的尊重和支持。即使在华盛顿，关于那些热衷党派斗争而变得不受欢迎和错误百出的现象，也没有什么值得一说的。