I believe that the traditional period is 100 days.

Let's remember that it was the Obama vetting team that found all of this shit and made the nominee's fix it. Geitner's explaination was reasonable. Daschel was disappointing and the other lady - who cares. Richardson was always a scumbag and the cabinet offer was purely a campaign payoff that the Obama vetting team made it impossible for him to take. At least there were no Bernie Kerik's.

Regarding the stimulus bill it should not be judged until the final bill is signed. It makes sense going into a negotiation with a tough opponent to build things in to the deal that can be thrown out later.


Let's check back in in 100 days and see where things are.

Dude,
I normally don't mind playing the role of Human Pinata however you are just being stupid. It was the Bushies and the republican congress that added 5 trillion to the national debt and have nothing to show for it and in fact made things demonstrably worse. They turned every agency over to the industry it regulated (Poison peanut butter anyone? Poison Tomatoes?) And is there anyone more incompetent than Brownie? Absurd pork Alaska style anyone? How about the Medicare Prescription bill. The DHS was immediately turned into a vehicle to distribute pork to republican loyalists buying lawn mowers and storage sheds in Kansas in the name of Homeland Security. How about the millions of Katrina Dollars that got pissed away on nothing. I believe that 9 members of the Bush Administration have been prosecuted and convicted for acts of official misconduct and one of them for petty theft. How many Republican members of congress are in jail right now for official malfeasance. Duke Cunningham anyone? Bob Ney? The dems have a few rats but you guys are running a rat hotel.

Don't talk to me about corrupt.

The Democrats recieved far shabbier treatment at the hands of Bush and Hastert so cry me a frickin river. The country voted overwhelmingly against the kind of crap that you guys are peddling and the more you peddle it the greater hole you will dig yourselves. You guys are what I call the 26 percenters. While the majority of the country looks at the pile of crap that was the Bush years you guys are admiring the corn.

Hey, I think that the President went on the TV tonight and admitted that he screwed up.

"I don't want to send the message to the American people that there are two sets of standards, one for powerful people and one for ordinary people...," Obama said.

Obama said: "I think this was a mistake. I think I screwed up."

Looks like he agrees with you guys. I'll bet that sucks.

What about him? You hate him because he is the boogie man du jour but he has not really done anything wrong, certainly nothing illegal. He is about to melt into the background and have about as much public name recognition as Andrew Card. You guys will throw the occasional spear at him but nobody will give a hoot with his boss hogging the spotlight.

You don't do business with Democrats. How do you know? Do you ask people up front what their political affiliation is before you buy something from them. How about independents? Will you do business with them? How about moderate republicans that may be pro life? Would you turn down a sale if the buyer wasn't wearing a flag pin?

Oh, and keep working that Bill Ayers thing. That angle is really working for you guys. And the Rev. Wright has been a really successful angle as well. And calling Democrats unpatriotic has yielded some great electoral results for the republicans also.