Reply #72: I guess I'll try.

[Jakes Progress]

I know it will be a useless gesture, but hey, I've been a Democrat for over forty years so I'm used to that.

Here's the problem with the OP. First, it's not a single issue. Second, it's not a matter of clearing it up right now, it's a matter of making steps in the right direction. Third, just when should we start seeing changes.

We are still spending billions a day on wars that have nothing to do with what happened on Sept. 11. We are still killing and being killed for bush's dream. The president is the Commander in Chief.

We are still not investigating the crimes of the last administration. There is no indication that we will. We have specifically been told to shut up about it.

We are still continuing with, and expanding, the bush economic plan. The guys that gave us the bust are the ones in charge. The guys who profited from the biggest theft in American history are the ones picked to fix things.

We are still lopping the tops off mountains (a slower pace, but there are only so many mountains, you know) No accords. No mandates for the environment. Nicer tone, but no real change.

We are still kicking gays out of the military. I was glad to hear the recent promise. We will see. We still have people in love who cannot marry. Been told it will stay that way.

And we don't really have to get into the health care debacle, do we?

In all. Some major things with nothing done. Some major things with nice intent, but no progress.

As for it only being 9 months. Almost 20% of the term is gone. And since campaigns start a year and a half out, we are effectively a third through the term for getting things done.

We're not clamoring for mccain. We just want thing to get moving. If he can't move things, what was the point of his running?