Where is the Change?

by on Feb 10, 2009

On one hand…

We asked for change and, while Obama may not have everything to do with it, I feel that the following recent news items wouldn’t have happened if Bush were still in office… (and other good news)

A review of how well the US thwarts spies and malicious hackers has been started by President Barack Obama.

Obama Reviewing Ban On Photos Of Flag-Draped Coffins

Obama orders review of cybersecurity

Obama On Investigating Bush: I’m Looking Forward But “Nobody’s Above The Law”

It was Texas evangelicals that funded the effort to kill the Palin ‘troopergate’ probe

Sen. Leahy proposes truth commission to investigate abuses during Bush administration

Obama doesn’t pre-screen audience for town hall meeting…

Obama’s Unscreened Town Hall Audience Is Clean Break From Bush’s Supporters-Only Public Events

Ann Coulter Under Investigation for Voter Fraud

Angry senator: “We have a bunch of idiots on Wall Street that are kicking sand in the face of the American taxpayer,” “They don’t get it. These people are idiots. You can’t use taxpayer money to pay out 18 billion dollars in bonuses.”

House GOP member to Rush Limbaugh: “Back off”

Google Maps: Cheney’s Veil Lifted From Vice President’s Residence

Obama Acknowledges Non-Believers In Speech

The White House Website: Today Vs. When Bush Took Office

“Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act” was introduced in the House on February 4th, which could end the 46-year ban on travel to Cuba

KBR to Plead Guilty to Massive Cheney-Era Bribery Scheme

Obama Pulls A Major Coup!

Kucinich to hold hearings on wasted bailout money | Kucinich told CNN’s Carol Costello that he plans Congressional hearings to examine waste by banks that have taken federal bailout money.

Obama supports changing the rules to let judges modify first mortgages to prevent home foreclosures.

“Change You Can Download” – Wikileaks Releases 6,780 Congressional Research Services Reports

Court ordered coal utilities to stop spewing mercury into the air. Bush administration allied with companies to appeal to Supreme Court. Obama administration just withdrew from the lawsuit, and asked court to drop it.

Todd Palin Found in Contempt of the Alaska State Senate. Todd, and nine Palin aides are in contempt for failing to show up when ordered by subpoena to testify in the Legislature’s “Troopergate” investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin

On the other hand…

Just so people don’t think I am completely biased, here are some news items that I’m not happy about – some involving choices by the Obama Administration

New Administration Backs Bush Secrecy Policy

Bush faithful rewarded with $3,000 a day jobs

The Obama administration seemed to surprise a panel of federal appeals judges on Monday by pressing ahead with an argument for preserving state secrets originally developed by the Bush administration.

Obama fails his first test on civil liberties and accountability — resoundingly and disgracefully

Obama DOJ to secrecy-case judge: “Obama… had actively reviewed this case and vetted the Bush positions and decisively opted to embrace the same positions.”

Obama breaking his pledge to post bills on the Internet for public discussion a full five days before signing them. This seems like a pretty easy promise to keep. So why isn’t he keeping it?

Republicans continue to warn us that too many social programs will make us like Europe. All 13 nations in Western Europe have higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality, and less violent crime than we do; and all but two have less poverty.

You can blame Pelosi for Democrats’ stumbles

Obama’s Charm Isn’t Working Wonders Abroad

McCain, who wants to throw money at Iraq until the sun burns out, calls stimulus ‘generational theft’

Toward a More Orwelian America! Cities plan to use stimulus to add or expand SWAT teams, give cops bigger guns, add red light and surveillance cameras.

60% of Republicans have a favorable view of Rush Limbaugh. What are they thinking?

Heres the list of what got cut from the stimulus bill. Spoiler: Schools are apparently pork to the GOP

  • http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=147791553 Brad Callen

    really i m agree with you.So many Americans voted for Ba rack Obama. Why? Simple – because they wanted change, no wait, they needed change. So Obama promised them change and now that he is in the White House everyone is expecting change,but still there is no one special changes done by obama as by Bush.

  • http://thebloggersource.com The Blogger Source

    We need to give it time, the man just got in office. He’s got 8 years (yea he’ll be re-elected)

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  • http://www.welivethis.com Listen To Hip Hop Music

    It’s important that we give Barack Obama time. He’s in unprecedented territory and was left with every aspect of our country in shambles. I am glad that someone is finally looking into Ann Coulter. While it is sad that 60% percent of Repubs still embrace Rush… its not a shocker. I just wish he would be removed from air. I can’t stand the bigot.

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  • http://drivelocity.com drivelocity

    Oh, I completely agree that we need to give him more time. I couldn’t believe the media trying to pin him on things before he even took office. He wasn’t even President yet and there was enough criticism. Yet, people still claim there’s a liberal media…

    Rush, though, is publicly wishing for Obama’s failure. Isn’t that tantamount to treason?