Another Letter to President Obama

President Obama, I continue to support you. I treasure you as a gifted leader. However, I do think that mistakes are being made in your administration. 1. Health Care It's a mess! There is no coherence in any of the bills under discussion. Moreover, none actually reform health care. It is essentially the same system extended to more people. The bills satisfy virtually no one. 2. War Afghanistan is a major test. I can only hope that your reflection will result in a decided reversal of prior statements. Going further down the road in any way will only extend misery. If anything, the promise to help the people can be guaranteed through foreign investments in schools, clinics, and other humane goals. 3. Economy I wrote to you earlier about the decisions made to address the economy. It remains evident to me that your economic leaders are not breaking away from the past with sufficient focus to make a difference to the financial sector. More importantly, the need to address the unemployment issue seems to assigned a lesser priority than other goals, e.g., health care. Somehow, the available stimulus money needs to make a difference quicker or we need more stimulus money. There surely is a national need to address our infrastructure problems, if nothing else. Such action would make a difference to our nation while creating jobs. 4. Transparency I hoped that your administration would be "different" because there would be total transparency, guided by ethics that transcended politics. I am afraid that your administration comes across as more of the same, albeit, in a less obvious fashion. In closing, I want you to succeed. It would be terrible if you did not! Edward Toomey