True, he's only been in for two months. I'm doing the best I can to give him the benefit of the doubt. But... in that two months he has
- endorsed a two tier justice system, one for the rich and powerful and a more draconian system for the worker bees, by insisting that he will only look forward and not poke into the messes of the previous administration.
- stacked his administration with beltway insider retreads who maintain the status quo if their embarrassing sense of self entitlement allows them to keep the job.
- is still killing civilians in Pakistan in the hopes of getting a "bad guy" in the process.
- seems to be keeping the powers hijacked by the Bush administration.
- hasn't done a whole hell of a lot about the Gitmo situation except to have things reviewed in half a year or so. Some of these guys have been in custody for six years without charges. Why should they mind another six months? And he got rid of the "enemy combatant" designation! Maybe they can become "sea kittens" of something...
- has been reaching out to just about everybody except the people who voted for him.
- while firmly against signing statements, he will continue to use them, but only for good. Trust him. Really.
I will admit that it is a refreshing change to have a president who can speak in complete sentences when he wants to. However... There haven't been ANY accomplishments that I can see. He could have done SOMETHING, even if it was a completely symbolic gesture to show that he will effect changes. He doesn't seem to be able to upset anybody. I get the uneasy feeling that I'm being distracted while his policy makers set me up in the back room. It's only been two months, but he has done an awful lot to disappoint me in that short time.
It's my own fault. I forgot the maxim: "Blessed are they who have no expectations, for they will not be disappointed." I suppose there still may be hope, but I'm not expecting it any more. I think we, as a country, are getting to the point where we must regard him as just another in a long line of politicians and treat him accordingly.