On the other hand -- and I take some fault for this -- at the end of the process when we were fighting through all these filibusters and trying to get it done quickly so that we could pivot and start talking about other issues that were so important to the American people, some of that transparency got lost.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Takes Questions from Senate Democrats

They are fully capable of debating the issues surrounding the U.S. pivot and making their own decisions about how to interact with China and the United States.

FORBES: Beijing's Problems All Come From Washington

The same companies created a separate joint venture with Sprint in 2005, dubbed Pivot, that offered cellphone service in about 30 markets by the time it stopped marketing late last year amid low demand.

WSJ: Comcast, Time Warner Cable in Wireless Talks

Over the last 24 hours the 1.3000 level has not acted so much as support or resistance but more as a pivot point as the price has moved about 45 pips both above and below that key level.

FORBES: Euro Finds Pivot Point Against Dollar

Videogame designer Brenda Brathwaite--a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design known for her work on games such as "Def Jam: Icon" and "Jagged Alliance"--says a game about consolidation in the videogame industry would have to pivot from one genre to another.

FORBES: Take-Two Takeover: The Game!

But it seems unlikely that Obama could make such a pivot just yet, with the U.S. public still so concerned about the economy, unemployment and government spending.

NPR: What Will Michelle Obama Do With 4 More Years?

One of the things that kept me up at night during our pivot was how we were going to tell our loyal group of early adopters about the change.

FORBES: 3 Tips To Ease The Pain Of Pivoting