OBAMA PROMISES

President Obama promised many things in his electoral campaign, among which was the statement that it wouldn't be easy. This certainly has proven to be true. He also said that he would use a bipartisan approach to make the necessary changes in Washington. Keeping his word on this pledge caused him to break his promise on the second part of this pledge. The attempt to compromise with Republicans as well as some self seeking Democrats has made the first year less successful than it may possibly have been. A key may have been the retainment and appointment of prior administration officials in major positions. The Secretary of Defense seems to be following a sensible path to end the wars, but the Secretary of the Treasury appears to pursue the old path of support for Wall Street rather than the support for Main Street. The later has taken this to the extreme in the bailout of AIG and other "Wall Street" interests. The Sec of Treas and the retained head of the Federal Reserve are steeped in "old ways" and probably would be unable to make the changes that were promised if they actually wanted to. The President can't do it alone, and even some of his fellow Democrats aren't helping him either. But give him credit. He's still trying and there are 3 more years to go.