Does this still count and hope and change?

All is not well in Obama land it seems. Even I was surprised by this... I had expected the honeymoon to last a little bit longer. I just can't help thinking, though, that more and more people are (finally) figuring out that the guy just isn't what he was cracked up to be.



I don't think anyone expected him to have solutions for every problem right off the bat. However, it would be really nice to see someone actually do something to fix the problems instead of just talking about how he would like to fix said problems. I, for one, hope that he figures it out soon.

Obama: Fun with numbers

Even someone in the special olympics could figure out where this is going.



I somehow find the above graph very soothing. It's almost like millions of people are collectively smacking their own heads in disbelief over what they've done.

Reason #14 that I don't really like Obama...

Most politicians know that any sense of private life is sacrificed when elected to office. When it comes to being the President of the United States, you are going to be followed and chronicled wherever you go, period. However, when was that last time you remember seeing the current president in the tabloids so often? And no... Bill Clinton doesn't count.

The fact that more people look to the man as more of a celebrity instead of an actual leader doesn't exactly inspire.

Martin and Obama, sitting in a tree...

While this point has likely been made by some more eloquent that myself, I can't help but dwell on the similarities between two would-be saviours in North American politics. While the tale of St. Obama has yet to be told in its fulness, it has been remarkably similar to another former messianic figure from this side of the border: Paul Martin.

I loathed Jean Chretien. It was his so-called leadership that guided me in my quest towards the political right. When he announced that he was (finally) stepping aside, there were many Liberals who espoused the god-like virtues of their leader-in-waiting. Heck, there were times when I even thought that he might not be so bad. He was certainly no Chretien, and he did so some decent work with the federal budgets as Finance Minister.

What many Canadians soon found was someone who, and I can't remember for the life of me where I first heard this, worked so hard to become Prime Minister that he didn't figure out what he would do when he actually got there. He soared into power on the wings of his glorious promises. He wanted to be everything to every possible Canadian. Surely he would lead the country into a new era of prosperity. Instead, he fell flat in a matter of 2 years; his opportunity squandered by his own selfish ambition.

It wasn't that long ago when a euphoric citizenry propelled The One into power on promises that were not all that dissimilar from our very own Prime Minister. And while his support remains high, the questions appear to be coming more frequently. Instead of the glowing reviews I got so tired of seeing on a daily basis, I read more and more questions about the ability of Mr. Obama to actually lead the United States through this economic crisis. It would appear that the power of his promises is beginning to lose steam as reality has slowly returned to the masses.

It's still early in his term but I am not expecting miracles from this man. I never did, to be honest. While I don't necessarily want him to fail per se, I am hoping that his ability, or lack thereof, to actually enact the change he promises will wake people up to the very nature of the philosophy he and his admirers cleave to. Society cannot thrive on the mere peddling of easy answers to the public.