Praise for Obama

I am one of many who have been disappointed by President Obama. I want him to be stronger in his defense of what is "right", i.e., obviously, a code for the progressive agenda, e.g., a health care bill that will correct the sway of the private insurance companies over the health care program. I want him to support an independent consumer protection agency, as articulated by Elizabeth Warren. I want financial regulations to control default swaps without any investment in the underlying economic item and it would be great if these swaps were processed in the open market, guaranteeing some form of transparency. Obama has not used his leadership on these issues, from my perspective.

It was, however, noteworthy that David Brooks has spoken so positively about President Obama. No one in Washington outshines Obama, from his perspective. This is quite a compliment and instructive to me about my need to "cool it".

Praise be to President Obama!