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How many times did Barack Obama utter the word "Change" during the campaign? "Change is coming to Washington" he boomed from every podium and microphone put before him. "We have to fundamentally change the way Washington works" came the salivating-inducing words to the ears of those sick of the same old BS.
So what is Obama doing so far?
1) Hiring the same old crew of beltway insiders (including some lobbyists!) who represent every last fiber of "status quo" in terms of the same hands and influences on the levers of power.
2) On the verge of appointing one of the ultimate insiders Secretary of State who, along with her husband, have numerous financial and insider-influence conflicts of interest.
3) Refusing to support the removal of one of the biggest traitors in Democratic caucus history who actively campaigned for the other guy non-stop during the campaign.
4) Absolutely no inclination (at least publicly or otherwise) to hold war criminals and felony-committing officials accountable for the despicable things they've done to this country and its reputation.
These pale in comparison, of course, to his utter betrayal of his base and his Constitutional background with regard to the FISA amendments.
So far, I have seen absolutely nothing which gives me any confidence that Obama is going to be anything remotely close to "The Change We Can Believe In." All I see is the calculating, triangulating politician that's been whispered in our tightly covered ears all along.
Awesome. Yea. Woo hoo.
Perhaps "The Change We Can Believe In" that Obama endlessly repeated like an endless VCR tape was really referring to a new series of coins from the US Mint. I just wish he'd held up a few of the prototypes during his speeches so we knew what he was really talking about.
