- Secretary of Commerce-designate out over federal investigation of pay-to-play.
- Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate out over tax issues.
- Chief Performance Officer-designate out over tax issues.
- Multiple waivers to the no-lobbyist rule.
- An increase in the practice some on the left refer to as “torture by proxy”.
- An unspecified closing of Gitmo with idea of what to do with the detainees.
- The repeal of the Mexico City policy — something 58% of Americans oppose.
- Pushing through a $1.1 trillion stimulus package that’s losing support by the day.
- 3-1 saying that the tone in Washington is the same or has gotten worse since he took over.
- A presidential approval rating moving downwards by the day. He’s now at an all-time low for any time since being elected in November.
We’re off to a good start here.
by Stephan Tawney on Tue, Feb 3, 2009