WE HAVE LIFTOFF!!! - T-plus 38 minutes and counting.

Dia on 22/1/2009 at 15:58

Quote Posted by raph

What I read is that the label was along the lines of "To the attention of 44, from 43", so it's just a case of them using their numbers. Let the presidents have some fun, Dia ;)

*sigh* You're right. I dislike W so much that I want to think the worst of him.

I'm going to go find my Happy Place now.

fett on 22/1/2009 at 18:30

More steps toward closing Guantanamo, guidelines on acceptable torture, and a damn fine example of this line from his Tuesday speech:

"We will not continue continue with a false choice between our safety and our ideals."

(http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQOzRNnZMLweaYkGryXPvQFlG6mgD95SART00) It looks like he's serious about getting shit done.

Matthew on 22/1/2009 at 18:37

Have you seen the (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/) Obameter yet at all, fett?

fett on 22/1/2009 at 18:41

Well fuck. Here I was thinking that he'd have already accomplished everything he promised. I mean, he's had two whole days. :erg:

Ghostly Apparition on 27/1/2009 at 20:02

In four days, President Obama accomplished the following:

•Closed Guantanamo
•Banned the use of torture by the CIA and all other personnel
•Closed CIA "Black Sites"
•Restricted the use of executive privilege by former Bush officials
•Opened up foreign assistance to family-planning NGOs
•Set up strict ethics rules
•Blocked Bush plan to increase auto emissions
•Fired a shot at Rush Limbaugh

Seems like thats more than Bush accomplished in 8 LOOONG years

Muzman on 27/1/2009 at 20:09

Conservatives aren't really supposed to accomplish things though (and I mean that only partly snidely whiplashy).

Nicker on 28/1/2009 at 06:17

Oh George W. accomplished plenty, Muzman. No slacker was #43.

Here's to (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtnE4C9Gv5U&eurl=http://tonyawinter.livejournal.com/442659.html&feature=player_embedded) Looking Back as we look forward.

Aerothorn on 28/1/2009 at 14:05

Don't forget the (http://www.slate.com/id/2209584/landing/1) Change-o-Meter

Ghostly Apparition on 29/1/2009 at 23:55

Inline Image:

http://www.oliverwillis.com/img/ZZ7A3474E6.jpg

Interesting article on the Huffington Post, to dissuade those nagging doubts people are going to get from time to time.

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/obama-versus-the-republic_b_162004.html)

june gloom on 30/1/2009 at 00:09

I stopped reading that article 5 paragraphs in. Just reminded me too much of similar articles from conservative bloggers in the aftermath of the 2004 election, and I don't have a high tolerance for that shit.