Yeah, but don't miss the forest for the trees.
1) Holder is still evaluating changes to Bush's policies on the GWoT.
2) Keep in mind that he expresses his opinions on things like investigating Bush's policies, but he expects Congress to do their job. Once/If the majority in the Senate increases enough to reduce the filibuster threat (after the 2010 elections), expect Congress to be less afraid to figure out who did what when.
3) Obama still sets the agenda in the Administration. If Summers and Geithner and ... aren't up to the job, I have little doubt that he'll bring in new blood. Who was he supposed to pick to hit the job running on these issues? He had to pick people with previous government experience, and that means Clinton people. (Carter's people are too old by now.)
4) The policy and tactics in Afghanistan are also being reviewed. I'm heartened that he's spoken much less frequently about "defeating the Taliban" since last summer. He does recognize the complexity of the situation. I expect significant changes when the review is complete.
5) (Broken record, I know but) Gitmo is also being reviewed.
6) Obama's trying desperately to build a big tent while making sure that no single group has a veto on the policy. It takes time.
7) We'll see how the signing statement stuff turns out... :-/
As for what he's done, it's easy to take the MSM punditry view and only see stasis and crisis. But he has changed things a lot with more changes to come. Compare the Laws passed (and signed) by the 111th Congress in the last 2-3 months with those under similar time frames under Bush. http://www.thomas.go...111/d111laws.html
By all means be skeptical and keep an eye on him. I'm attempting to do the same, but I refuse to buy into the meme that some are trying to push (not you) that Obama has already failed. :-)
Cheers,
Scott.
