President Obama's week in review (is this what we signed up for?)

[underpants]

*I apologize for the editorializing ahead of time*

Becomes President, sets out progressive agenda, tells off Bush & Cheney publicly, walks Bush to the curb

Casts out culture of corruption and insider dealings (lobbyists-for the most part)

Closes Gitmo
Ends torture as policy
Specifically states that al-Marri ain't going anywhere

Professionalizes the White House staff. Technology upgrades to follow.

Politely introduces himself to the White House press corp and stands down chippy twerp from Politico

Stings the wilderness area of Pakistani (normal SOP really) letting the Pentagon show that their new boss can throw a punch.

Brings State into the real world (Hillary)

Tells Republicans to sit-and-spin "I WON"

Pulls a data dump-lifting the abortion gag rule and reintroducing US funding for healthiER babies in developing countries
-Sunday morning shows and the punditry may not have time to formulate the conventional wisdom on this in only 48 hours

What have I missed?

Pretty good so far, I'd say.

[Frances]

1. Rush Limbaugh

Tells Repubs that they should stop listening to Limbaugh

[underpants]

2. Yes

thanks

[Cha]

25. This is close to the

very top in my book. limpbaughs hates America and is sabotaging her at every chance his bilious , oyxcontin hole will let him.

He "wants Obama to fail" so you know his head is in danger of exploding ..knowing Obama is fighting back.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Immediately returns the US presidency into a position to be respected around the world.

[Raven]

4. Thanks for this! I have a few friends who don't think he's done enough.

[jmowreader]

20. Compared to the last guy?

Dubya Bush imposed the Mexico City Policy, had the GPO closed so Clinton's last-minute regulations couldn't be published in the Federal Register, then went on vacation.

Obama's been living on strong coffee for the last week.

Big difference.

[Honeycombe8]

5. HE SUSPENDED BUSH'S LAST MINUTE ORDER TO LET WOLVES IN YELLOWSTONE BE KILLED!

That suspension/order has translated into real-time saving of a lot of wolves.

It's only a suspension. I think the organizations involved still will be able to contest it and show that it's necessary, or whatever.

Still, instead of a President just saying "OK" and signing a last minute order to allow his big-bidness friends to kill off animals so they can make more money, instead of having to show that it's really necessary (showing a complete lack of regard for LIFE....yes, Bush, animals have "lives," too, and contribute to the world)...instead of that, we now have a President that takes position that the environment and animals should be assumed to be valuable, and it must be proven that something is necessary before it will be allowed to be destroyed, damaged, or killed, for profit.

YAAAAAAAAAYYYY!

[tyne]

6. Everything but the wolf

thing is great!

[underpants]

7. ALSO halted all Bush's last minute regulation/policy changes in order to review them

I forgot that one

I did NOT know that he did that with the wolves. Good for him.

[Shakespeare]

10. That has the double benefit of also being a big "fuck you" to Sarah Palin.

Win/win.

[Rydz777]

8. Yes, pretty good so far. But what I really dread is

Afghanistan. If the Obama administration gets bogged down in Afghanistan, like Bush bogged us down in Iraq, it will be another morass, and will drain energy (and money) out of the reforms desperately needed at home.

[underpants]

9. You can't help but get bogged down there

No one wants Afghanistan really. The warlords have their piece and if you want Kabul?? Fine have it...but that is about it.

This is the reason the Taliban was able to take it over. No one really wants it.

The Soviets couldn't take it, Alexander couldn't take it, I am not sure if any of the Khan's even tried.

[tekisui]

11. Plans to plant a 5-acre organic farm at the White House!

[underpants]

12. WOW-had not heard that. It hasn't happened yet but there is talk of it

http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/434201

my wife will FLIP when I tell her this

[KoKo]

13. What? Do you have a link for that?

[tekisui]

17. It's being discussed, nothing offiicial, yet.

[underpants]

19. See this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[KoKo]

22. Thanks...very interesting...at first glance. Will read the rest later..

[dascientist]

21. WOW WOW WOW

THAT'S TOTALLY AWESOME

[NJmaverick]

14. Yes, it made all the DU Obama bashers look like complete fools

[underpants]

18. You can say that again

[NJmaverick]

15. Yes, it made all the DU Obama bashers look like complete fools

[FrenchieCat]

24. They always looked like fools,

they just didn't know it, IMO.

[Loge23]

16. Bipartisanship sucks

It's much more difficult in practice than in theory.
President Obama already had to shut up an obstructionist.
We all have had enough of the bickering, but I'm at the point where I really can't tolerate the wrong anymore.
For the past eight years these people have repeatedly voted for and supported the most destructive policies that our country has ever endured. They have attempted to re-define our most basic tenets of liberty, freedom, and justice into principles that are anything but.
Why do we even give these people the benefit of the doubt anymore?
In our own little worlds, I'm sure many of you have acquaintances that vote Republican. Personally, I know several couples that I have long considered friends that differ greatly with me on politics. I always welcomed the debate, but now - at this time in our history - I just can't deal with them anymore. I really would rather lose their friendship than try anymore. We have already canceled one get-together for Sunday with one such couple.
How stupid are they to actually vote for McCain and that bizarre woman anyway?
How can they possible defend their party's disastrous policies? What will it take for them to realize that trickle-down just doesn't work?
When will they ever admit that the man "who kept this country safe after 9/11" was largely responsible for the failure to keep us safe ON 9/11?
Republicans should be continually exposed and held accountable for the damage that they have wrought. The party should be replaced in the national discourse by several others. The "base" then, would exist only as radical fringe group such as they truly are.

[ZombieHorde]

23. K&R

[Deja Q]

26. How about healthier babies in developed countries?

(We cannot neglect our own as the cost of developing the remainder of the world.)

And I will also concede there is so much work to do and I might have missed something too. He's already done a hell of a lot and it all can't be done at once.

[Jennicut]

27. Great start so far. Even better then I expected and I was never a basher.

[underpants]

28. Missed this one-Obama overturns Bush's hold on Presidential Records Act (FOIA)

http://www.freep.com/article/20090125/OPINION01/9012503...

[Nipper1959]

29. This President

has accomplished more in the positive column in one week than his predecessor did in 8 years. Damn I do love competent leaders.