As ecology was one of the values introduced by the awakening that might be implemented in the crisis, I wait and see. A conservative clinging to a 1940s perspective would pat Dubya on the back for succesfully implementing the One True American Way. A progressive looking to limit use of resources to a sustainable level, and share this use reasonably equitably among all nations, might see the problems in poorer sections of the world in a different light. While there is no doubt that Clinton is a badly flawed individual, I watch this transition of foreign policy nervously. Clinging to past perspectives as we head into crisis is typical, but perhaps not optimal.
Crisis implies change, a remake of a culture's values and perception of itself.
Those who don't percieve the need for change can't lead in a crisis. Still, it is early days. It is not clear what the new paradigm will be, where the change will be focused. I just fear that those clinging to priviledge and the status quo do not fare well in crisis. History remembers them as the bad guys.