First Ten Days

The first hundred days of a president's term are important
because they set the tone of his presidency. So far Obama's tone
seems to be do the things that cause disapproval (like allowing
government funding for abortions) quietly, some might say secretly.

His call for an open government seems to be for everyone else to
be open while his aides do things behind the scenes, so if
anyone does anything wrong, he can say he didn't do it.

While the world turns around -- no, not the title of a new soap opera --
Obama has been strangely quiet. Where is the moral high ground he
talked, some might say bragged about doing his campaign.

Obama has remained strangely quiet about Blagojevich.

Has been quiet about the goings-on in Minnesota.

Is this the brave new presidency we have heard so much about
or more of the same.