this is an adventure

“That wasn’t me,” POTUS said regarding the gigantic budget deficit. The AP begs to differ: “It actually was him, and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years, who shaped a budget so out of balance.” Coupled with W’s stimulus plan and TARP, Obama has supported the spending he claims to have tragically inherited.

“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s deal to allow Sen. Arlen Specter to retain his seniority after he switches to the Democratic Conference has not been received well by senior senators in the party.” Specter’s switch will allow him to “leap past senior Democrats on powerful panels, including the Appropriations and Judiciary committees.” Poor Barbara Mikulski.

Obama-supported budget bill “prevents Republicans from blocking his proposed trillion-dollar expansion of government-provided health care over the next decade.” Plan includes massive amount of spending, extends several Bush tax cuts. “Not a single Republican in the House or Senate voted for,” while Democrats Ben Nelson, Robert Byrd, Evan Bayh and Arlen Specter voted against.

Reflection of debate, not really analysis: Nielsen Online survey of online “buzz” after the first 100 days show that President Obama’s tenure so far has been marked primarily by debates over the economy and stimulus package. Words like “crisis,” “trillion,” “banks,” “tax,” “socialist,” and “blame” have all emerged as defining terms, while “change” is diminished.