Remember when we were worried when the polls were tightening?
Remember when we were worried when Obama was taking a precious last few days of the campaign off to visit his grandmother?
Remember when we were worried when they wouldn't shut up about Bill Ayers?
Remember when we were worried when McCain started throwing the real heavy mud around?
Remember when we were worried when he picked Sarah Palin?
Remember when we were worried when it looked like he was going to pick Evan Bayh for VP?
Remember when we were worried when it looked like he was going to pick Hillary Clinton for VP?
Remember when we were worried when he wouldn't go on the attack as much as some of us would have liked?
Remember when we were worried when Clinton wouldn't concede and would take it to the convention floor?
Remember when we were worried about Hillary and Bill's outrageous attacks and pseudo-endorsements of McCain?
Remember when we were worried that the never ending primary was never going to end?
Remember when we were worried about barely losing Texas and Ohio?
Remember when we were worried about Nevada casino workers getting to vote?
Remember when we were worried about Florida and Michigan defecting to the GOP wholesale because of the primary debacle?
Remember when we were worried about Reverend Wright?
Remember when we were worried about "The surge is working" somehow working?
Remember when we were worried about Huckabee being a dark horse?
Remember when we were worried about losing New Hampshire, badly?
Now, remember when we were worried about Larry Summers being Treasury Secretary?
This is not an exhortation to have blind faith in our new president. Rather, it's an exhortation to remember that this man and team have repeatedly demonstrated superb judgment and who have earned both our confidence and the benefit of the doubt.
After all, remember when we were worried there might not be any weapons of mass destruction?