Mark We all got fooled by the hope and change rhetoric. Barak Obama is cousins with Bush AND Cheney.. did we really expect anything that different??? and out of desperation the country will vote for some right wing nut in 2012 because of the Epic failure that Obama has been.......

hmm, me think Fiore has left journalism behind in this one.

.... maybe I'm not informed, though I try to keep up. Sure Gitmo is still open, but are there any new allegations of torture? ... Is there even any evidence that "Knuckles" (or anyone formerly accused of torture) is still running these detainment facilities?

Maybe I'm wrong. If so, thanks for bringing attention to it.

If I'm not wrong, I think this one is misleading and a little over the top.

Maybe the Bushification of Obama is due to what happens to leaders when they become president and as such, become privy to information that they did not have as presidential candidates. It may be that in this world, they find out that these hard lines are the only ones they can draw. Obama is trying to dry a soft line re BP, but even outsiders say this is not working. It seems that males only answer to the whip, anything less is laughed at.

politics change nothing...people do and we suck

You got this one right. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
But, then, John McCain would have been no better. It always turns out it matters little who is elected. Why is that?

It seems when the government gets to decide the limits of its power it decides there are not any.

I feel your pain! A lot of us are disappointed in Obama's apparent lack of leadership recently. But let's remember the good stuff and let's give him some advice, not just criticism -- he needs all the support he can get. Or would you rather have Sarah Palin to play with? (I'm afraid of the answer! Yes she would be a lot of fun for you guys, not so much for the rest of the world though.)

very disappointing- who can we nominate for president now ?

Yay! Thanks for the return of Knuckles! (However, when one thinks about what torture is really about, one would wish Knuckles to be definitely out of job!)

I disagree as do many of my friends with your assessment of President Barack Obama. It is amazing how everyone is quick to criticize but I would sure like to see you or anyone else solve all the problems he has had to face in such a short time. It is very easy to say he is not doing this or he should have done that but if you were in his shoes, how would you tackle the things that he has had to face? We are privileged to have such a great man in Office during such difficult times. Let's quit the bashing and try to offer support - negativity gets us nowhere but support for our leader would certainly be a big help during these trying times. Anyone can make fun of people during rough times but it takes a great person to hang in there and offer sincere support or even possible solutions to a tough situation. Let's hang together otherwise we will hang separately!

So, does this mean that people are finally waking up to the fact that bi-partisan “good cop, bad cop” theater is a smokescreen for what is really going on behind the curtain? They’re all part of the same team, people. Wake up. International business funds candidates, who make policy that protects intl. business. And they all want to keep people afraid, controlled, subjugated. DUH.

I wouldn't go that far, but he has been a HUGE disappointment with the whole "indefinite detention" US Constitution thing. Very Bushian when it comes to domestic spying and Bagram prisons.

-MF

Yup. Obama is bush in all but spelling.

Knuckles is back! Bashing heads, for Change! What do you think, has Obama out-Bushed Bush on this one?

-MF