Obama is a Young Man in a Hurry, and Just What We Need

[babylonsister]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madeleine-m-kunin/obama-is-a-young-man-in-a_b_173430.html


Madeleine M. Kunin
First Woman Governor of Vermont; Marsh Scholar, University of Vermont
Posted March 10, 2009 | 09:40 AM (EST)

Obama is a Young Man in a Hurry, and Just What We Need



There are some people who already are growing impatient with President Barack Obama, asking why is he permitting the red ink in the federal budget to continue to flow, why hasn't he been able to make the financial markets work again?

Others complain he's taking on too much by including health care reform in his overall economic agenda.

I think he's getting it just right. I cheered yesterday when he signed an Executive Order , before an audience of grateful scientists, lawmakers and patients, that reversed President Bush's order which had restricted stem cell research.

How refreshing it is to hear the President say, in the accompanying executive memorandum, that we should "develop a strategy for restoring scientific integrity to government and decision making."

Yes!

As soon as I hear those words I realize how bad it had been and how eager so much of us have been to have objectivity, not ideology, be the hall mark of government policy.

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Yes, he is a young man in a hurry. That's why we elected him. He has to act now on these and other issues while his popularity remains high, while has has strong bi-partisan support amongst the voters, if not in the Congress.

And yes, we have not yet solved our economic problems. He's been in office less than seven weeks. I can recall no earlier time when a new President faced such financial problems at home and security problems abroad. It's a huge, imponderable situation for most mortals. He's accomplished one major challenge since his inauguration--he has changed the course of our country. Let's hope that must Americans will continue to stay the course with him long enough to turn it around.

[panader0]

1. Yes. Rec'd.

[yy4me]

2. I agree, nothing ventured.......

Rather than sit and see what might develop, President Obama is taking an initiative long ignored by the former administration. We have had enough do-nothing politics, enough of the self serving politico's who are working on projects that will enrich themselves. I feel comfortable that the President is acting in our best interest, trying to do a job that is beyond our comprehension.

I bet my last nickel things are far worse than we were ever led to believe by everyone in the prior administration. Any steps made now can only be for the better. I think on some issues, the options are few.

I hope this man can sleep nights and still keep up a positive attitude. We are lucky to have him, just think of the alternative. None of us would sleep at all.

[Jennicut]

3. A President is supposed to do more then one thing at a time, or has the bar been

set so low because Shrub couldn't scratch his back and eat pretzels at the same time?

[Forkboy]

5. That's pretty much it.

The media doesn't know how to react to someone with a brain. :)

[uponit7771]

4. Obama has shown the ability to manage the "hurry"

[Cha]

6. A lot of those complaining couldn't

even begin to do what Obama has done and yet..does that stop them from pissing and moaning within an inch of their lives? No.

This is a brilliant observation by Madeleine M. Kunin..

"He's accomplished one major challenge since his inauguration--he has changed the course of our country. Let's hope that must Americans will continue to stay the course with him long enough to turn it around."

[firedupdem]

7. Very good...he's doing a good job. n/t