"A presidency of stupefying ineptitude"

So wrote Joe Klein of TIME. I have to agree. Klein mentions two moments. One after having landed on the carrier under the sign "Mission Accomplished." The other, a picture of Bush looking out the window of air force one at the devastation of what was Now Orleans three days after the hurricane.
Obama told us early on there is only one president. Since then he has come before the cameras frequently with assignments, to answer questions and to reassure the American people that help is on the way. The hunger for these appearances indicates to me that we've already given up on the current president.
What a mess president Bush leaves Obama. Two wars going on for virtually all of Bush's 8 years. A huge Deficit, and now the world's economy in a tail spin.
When Bush took office he surrounded himself with yes men and though most of those men have left him or are in jail, this is the result.
Maybe America needs to consider that the presidential candidate of their preferred party may not always be the best selection.

The Environment

I am so happy to hear Barack talk about his intentions to working on the environment. When President Bush took office I told Dort he would set us back 4 maybe 8 years in working toward a better environment. Sadly, he proved me right. We've lost valuable time and now we are forced to work with even more urgency. I know that it will not be until January that Barack takes office but I find myself now more than ever wishing President Bush would get out of the way so that we can start making positive changes and get back on track.
If you haven't already, swing over to http://change.gov/ to glimpse the change that we are so longing for.

The big 3

Now I hear that the big 3 are in Washington with hat in hand looking for a hand out. I have very little sympathy for them. Forget about all the Suvs and zero interest in mileage. It's been years that manufacturers like Toyota and Honda have been eating GM's lunch when it came to quality. Remember when the Ford Explorer had problems with tires? How long did they play the blame game? Does that inspire confidence? Do you think Ford is going to stand by you when you have a problem?
If we bail out (reward) ineptitude when will it end? I have no assurances that Ford will do any better with a bailout.
Every company has it's time in the sun. Just ask AT&T. I think the sun is setting on the big three.

Barack Obama

It was the sounds of cheering crowds on the tv last night that awoke me to the realization that a new day was dawning. Finally, I realized that the long dark days of the previous administration soon will be over. Gone will be the bunker  mentality,  torture, Guantanamo , wire tapping, mission accomplished theatrics and divisive politics. Finally we can go about working with the world's inhabitants to clean up the environment, to open channels of communication to the nations of the world. Thankfully we picked a candidate that would talk to Iran rather than sing songs about bombing them. Thankfully Barack does not need a supreme court or a hanging chad to determine his destiny. The vote was overwhelming. It restores my faith in the election process. I don't envy Barack the mess that will be delivered on January 20th. He will need to hit the ground running. If his choice in election team, and  VP is any indication, he will hit the ground running with a team that will be focused and productive.