Too soon to tell, I would have to say. I think the bank bailout was necessary, although badly mishandled by Bush’s guys, Bernanke and Paulson, and then, in the spirit of bipartisan continuity, by Tim Geithner. I don’t like any of Obama’s breathtakingly expensive proposals for energy, health care, or education. I think the stimulus is a huge, corrupt waste of money we don’t have. I think not letting GM go into bankruptcy is a malfeasant handout to the union at the expense of the bond holders.
I like his policy in Afghanistan so far. I really have no idea whether his sucking up and apologizing to everyone in the world will help, hurt, or have no effect one way or the other. I like that he let the Seals shoot the pirates. Closing Guantanamo makes no sense. Releasing the “torture” memos is stupid, and possibly endangers national security. Opening the door for harassment of Bush administration officials and advisors is despicable and dangerous.
All in all it’s not any worse than I expected, maybe even slightly better.
I hope the revelation of detail, all of it, bar none, and the debate of torture continue forever without cease.