Obama

[The Straight Story]

I have been working at my job almost as long as Obama has at his.

I am a programmer/business analyst/data base designer.

One of the things they want me to do is re-write all of their existing web applications in .net 2.0, they are currently in classic asp.

There is no real documentation of all the lines of code. Some features never got implemented, there are a lot tools they want me to build that are all new, and some of the old code goes errors out.

For now we are continuing business as usual, I have one new app I am going to Demo Monday, but even it is not completed as my analysis of their requirements has raised some issues. It is not perfect but will help us with a big project we are on.

I had to jump in and fix a few problems with the old code a week ago, and my third day on the job I did the same. I couldn't just make everything all new in this time frame.

So for me it has been - keep using what we have, business as usual, while each day I work with others to make the needed changes. Everyone is happy I am there, excited about all the new changes I am working on, but since several of them have been or are coders/db folks themselves they understand that it takes a long time to get it all right (and to speed this new app along I cut some corners but will fix them in my spare time, we need this one up asap).

I don't like some of where Obama is going, what he saying, or what he is doing. But I do understand it is going to be awhile before real change can materialize.

At least with him as President I have a hope I didn't have with bush.

And with DU (I always remember the U and what it means) I am confident we will be good project managers and stay on top of his progress, and the people will make sure they do as well.

Criticize where needed, push for change, but don't lose hope and keep in mind even changing ONE thing like health care is an enormous project - and he is under a lot more stress than I am as his work affects the lives of a lot of us fellow humans.

He is on a team, and we all are a part of that team and must keep working together to reach where we want to be. While we cannot affect direct change of policy, we can help guide it by our voices, emails, votes, etc.

He works for us (as do the rest of people in government) and while I may not be happy with all of his performance to date I sure as hell don't want to fire him :)

[lazer47]

1. Kudos to you my friend,, we need more of BALANCED thinking on DU

[dem629]

2. Did you find a bunch of people with bad ideas to reach out to?

[The Straight Story]

3. Some of them did have bad ideas actually

Small pool to choose from - but since I am the coder I was able to point out where and why their ideas were bad.

Again, I believe in freely criticizing him (as noted, he does work for us and we pay him) I just don't expect miracles and understand that change, especially on the huge scale he is facing, is not going to happen very quickly.

Keep him on his toes though :)

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. .

:spray:

[MadHound]

4. Sorry, but I haven't on this team of yours for a long, long time

I voted for Obama for the same reasons that I have voted for previous Democratic candidates, they and he are the lesser of two evils. Being the lesser of two evils is not the same as being good, sorry. It simply means that we will get the "good cop" treatment for the next four or eight years, and a few more crumbs will be thrown our way.

What is truly needed in this country is real change, the sort that we'll never get while our election system is controlled by Corporate American using corporate money. Until we get publicly funded elections for all offices, the two party/same corporate master system of government will continue unabated. We're seeing that now and we'll continue to see it until the American people wake the fuck up and throw off their corporate shackles.

[terisan]

5. Hope is not the role of a citizen. Our role is demanding accountability. Nation not a business.

We don't report to a boss.

[firedupdem]

7. Nice Post and good analogy. Thanks! n/t

[madokie]

8. I say give him time and most of all our support

I want him to succeed above all else

[The Straight Story]

9. I do to, and the job must be overwhelming at this point

As I said in my OP, I will criticize where needed - he works for us, but am also willing to give it some time.

I have two sons who are in the army (well, one will be in June) and I wish he could fix things relating to these wars more quickly - and I don't see that happening. But he has only had the job two months :)

[Hekate]

10. God love you, TSS. I am *so* glad you found that job.

:hug:

Oh, and thanks for the sensible words about our Prez. ;-)

Hekate