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Originally Posted by Esther

I know you are a big Obama fan, but really I would have expected you to be more informed.

I voted for him. I'm not a "big fan", I certainly have my doubts. But here's the deal...it's too early to criticize him in earnest. It will only discredit any criticism of him if all the ideologues start crying foul this early.

One of the things he promised was he would not sign any bill until it has at least 4 days to review it and it would be placed on the internet so the "people" could read it first BEFORE he signed it.

I see your point. However, sometimes circumstances call for immediate action while the political iron's hot. Was it a promise unfulfilled here? Sure, I'll give you that. But if by the end of his presidency he's fulfilled 75% of his promises...I'll be impressed. I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch this early. Personally....I think candidates make a lot of promises they "can't" fulfill. When they get into office and see how Washington really works...the rules often change. This isn't that big of a deal to me. Every President has their "rushed" legislation.

Well we all know how he pushed the stimulus package with ONE hour to read over a 1,000 pages! The White House has gone totally nuts!

Bro....you obviously have no clue as to how the Bush Administration did things. This is standard political procedure anymore. It's sad...but true. It's not about Obama. It's about Washington. It's the way the system works. It's the way the advisers call on things to get done. It's a massive machine of many many people...it's not one man's doing. Anyone who tells you it is, is either lying to you or is an absolute space cadet.

I remember when Carter was interviewed, he voiced how shocked he was when his advisers and those conducting briefings sat down and said, "Mr. President...this is what you will do..." There is a machine in place right now. Obama's going to have to shake a lot of hands to get things to slow down and function even close to how he'd like it to.