ELECTION OVER, THE MOOCHERS AND COMMIES COME KNOCKING

This tugs at my heart strings. Obama promised everything to everyone and now it's time to deliver. Which he cannot. There will be some serious buyer's remorse and some serious anger. And depending on which of his irresponsible promises he keeps, there very well may be some serious problems for America.

Labor unions want President-elect Barack Obama to move quickly on universal healthcare and to make it easier for workers to organize. Latino advocacy groups want immigration reform. Even the National Trust for Historic Preservation is urging Obama to seek full federal funding "to protect our heritage."

Interest groups are furiously drawing up wish lists for the incoming Obama administration, many of them hoping to cash in on the investments they made - in volunteers, political support, and campaign contributions - in Obama's commanding win.

The webpage of MoveOn.org, the antiwar group that was one of Obama's earliest and most active backers, said it all after Tuesday's election: "Together we did it!" the group said, claiming to have channeled 933,808 volunteers and $888,572 to Obama's campaign.

Translation: We helped you win, and now we want to see you pursue a liberal agenda in the White House. For the membership of MoveOn.org, that begins with bringing a swift end to the war in Iraq.

Change to Win, a coalition of some of the country's biggest labor unions, launched an unusual post-election TV ad that at once congratulates Obama on his victory and subtly reminds him of the group's eagerness to see a progressive agenda advanced.

"President-elect Obama, you're ready to lead, and we're ready to help," the ad says. "Let's finally bring the change we need to Washington."

But Obama will also be pushed by more moderate elements in the Democratic party and by Wall Street and big business, whose executives and other workers also helped fund his campaign.

For instance, a big fight is already brewing over the union voting measure, which Obama voted for in the Senate and expressed support for on the campaign trail. The House passed the legislation in March 2007, but it has stalled in the Senate.

US Chamber of Commerce president Thomas Donohue, asked by reporters Thursday how damaging the proposal would be for business, said, "Do you have about a half-hour for that?" He went on to say there was not a very rational argument for Obama to push the measure at a time when the first priority should be preserving and generating American jobs.