Hope

As I went upstairs armed with only a screwdriver and hope, I thought of the conservative complaint against Obama, “Hope is not a plan!” I have to admit that sometimes it is a plan. My plan, anyway. I worry that his is a major interventionist hope, as opposed to my small-government “maybe if I just clean it out and reset it…” hope, but I can’t say I’m in a good position to criticise Barack on that score.