I don't think change for the sake of change (or hope and change) is a good thing. Events will change things and will change people's ideas. The left has made it a habit (it is part of their dogma) to lie about what they really want to do. Do you understand that? You can lie about what you voted for (most politicians do for some reason) but liberals lie about the very core of what they believe in. Would Obama have been elected if he had said to the American people (and I'm trying to be nice about this):
"I intend to change the way we use energy in this country by retarding exploration and promoting green energy with public funds even though it is not yet proven to work."
"I intend to improve America's image in the world by apologizing to all those that we have offended either on purpose or inadvertendly.",
"I intend to create a climate for the promotion of progressivism by using taxpayer money to support unions and our friends in industry."
"If elected I will ignore the half of the country that lost the election because winners don't care about what the losers think."
"I intend to force legislation against the wishes of the majority of Americans because I know better than the majority of Americans and if I can't pass my legislation then I will use regulation to achieve my ends."