At least he is not the other guy

When I read Krugman writing this I have to wonder whether the fact that Obama isn't Bush is enough to accept less from him, no I'm not wondering, I'm just distressed by the fact that it seems to be sufficient for too many people to continue the cult of the personality:

To be fair, Obama is nothing like Bush; the stimulus was designed to solve a real problem, and the Obamanites, unlike the Bushies, don’t go around inventing crises to solve. But I still think that Obama’s greatest strength is precisely his obvious intelligence and ability to talk to Americans like adults; it’s a shame to see him and his advisers saying something they have to know isn’t quite right.