Wow guys, nice way to treat a new member. No wonder this place has so much traffic.
Anyway, I do agree that trickle-down economics is a fail, even though I have no background in economics. Oh wait, all economists agree that trickle-down is a fail, even the ones who promoted it in the Reagan administration.
As for a more harmonious dynamic in Washington if Obama gets a second term, well, I see what you mean from past examples, but the level of obstructionism and rigidness right now is unprecedented in modern times so I don't know if it will be the case this time.