Akmal Nasir

Hangover is gone. All the good feeling should now be transferred into getting things done. Let’s commence with the transition team. The lineups should make us confident. No doubt each has expertise that administration needs so badly.

Yet, it doesn’t curb us from being critical.

A visit of Naomi Klein, the author of Shock Doctrine, reminded the locals about the need to engage with the new administration. A course of past eight years is too painful to be repeated. While emotionally affected, we need to wise up our view. Like financial mess, shorthand approach to lament the current administration doesn’t help. Recall what Mr. Greenspan recently admitted.

Experience from Clinton’s era will be helpful, but it requires such careful thought not to assume our position as always right. For Obama, filling the key positions doesn’t have to be solely referred to your predecessor. Show your readiness to make a clean break, as you promised during your campaign.

For the rest, close the gap and get involve. The journey has only begun.