TOO MUCH TO HANDLE?

It's no secret that Barack will have a lot on his plate. A president cannot simply deal with one problem at a time, he has to get his hands dirty and address everything simultaneously.

The economy, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Russia, China, education, healthcare, and so much more... No matter what, he's bound to disappoint. But let's hope he has more successes than failures.

This cartoon appeared in the January 17th edition of the Economist 

CHANGE WE CAN NOD OFF TO

As much as he can prior to actually taking office, the president-elect has lived up to his promises of candor and transparency. He's held many press conferences and one-on-one interviews, in which he answers questions with a greater degree of (seeming) forthrightness than we have seen in our last president. This is great...but it sure does make for more boring presidential appearances. Jon Stewart had a funny take on this, embedded below.

As we count down to the end of the Bush years over the next seven days, let's have a brief moment of silence for the hilarity we will be giving up. A little tragic, maybe, but a fair trade in exchange for a government of laws and not of men.

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A HUGE LOAD

I wouldn't want to be in Obama's shoes right about now...

He's got a whole lot to deal with. Is he up for the challenge? Surely he will make strides in some areas but he will also disappoint in others. Unfortunately, W has left him with a big mess to deal with. When it's Obama's turn to pass the torch, will the world be in a better state? I sincerely hope so... My expectations remain low.

This cartoon appeared in the January 3rd edition of the Economist 

I'M GONNA MISS THIS GUY...!

If you haven't already seen it, watch the video.

By no means am I a fan of George W. Bush, but I know I'm not alone when I say I'll be missing him. Obviously it has nothing to do with his policies or what he stands for. Over the past eight years, he has been a steady source of entrainment. Afterall, how often do we have the pleasure of seeing our president (impressively) dodge flying shoes during a press conference in a foreign country?  So what if most people either don't respect him or despise him? At least he makes us (and them) laugh!

Barack Obama on the other hand is far from entertaining. Eloquent bouts of rhetoric notwithstanding, his press conferences are boring at best. He tries to crack a joke every now and then, but he only comes off as corny. I guess being smooth and funny don't always go hand in hand. There is at least one benefit to that: we won't have people all over the world laughing at our president anymore!