O man, I'll give credit where it's due and admittedly every administration must work with the hand they're dealt from the get go and move forward from there.

Though the list of things the current administration's done, questionable appointments that have been made, policies enacted that will have an overall detrimental effect to our nation, economy and state of our society for some time to come is so lengthy it would require quite a voluminous recounting to cover it all even after only 1/4 of Obamas elected term I'll instead focus on his pinnacle program, health care reform.

While the ink's barely dry from the bill signing party at the white house the list of problematic entitlements, rules, policies etc.regarding this bill "we had to pass so we could understand what's in it" have already begun to unfold in ways that were all too predictable and outlined/foretold before it's passage. 'Course beforehand, such data and revelations were decried as "fear mongering", "fact manipulation", "obstructionist", "race based", "deluded" etc. ad naseum by the political steamroller piloted by Obama and his many minions/mouthpieces/emotional panderers. Financial reality, truth, and facts be damned, this HAD TO BE DONE, and fuck the groundswell of American people for having held an opposing view.

One source of news I always find stimulating/enlightening for their readers comments is the Wall Street Journal. These cats tend to live in a more rarified position than myself and tend to be among the movers and shakers of the business world so I enjoy their take on policy changes and the effects they tend to have on the financial health of our country.

An article I was just reading [online.wsj.com] in regard to several large corporations (a list that will likely get MUCH longer in the coming weeks) having come out in the past few days about new costs/challenges/taxes this new legislation will have and the financial impact it will have on their businesses and planning regarding health care expenses for their employees/retirees and how (democratic) congressional members have now cried foul and have scheduled a congressional hearing for April 21st so they can rake them over the mainstream media coals for having made these outlandish claims about the new costs of this regulation.

I'll ask you or anyone to get past even the 1st page of comments on this article and then defend this legislation as anything our country will be able in even 5yrs, much less 10 or 20 yrs as anything but an absolute take over of health care and that its impact on business or the economy can in a sane mind be rationalized as a good move.

This is a gift that keep on giving YEARS after this POS prez is out of office and none of it will be good for the US, our economy, the US citizenry and will only lead us down the path to the same kinda shitty health care you Canadians, the Brits and French view as so "special"