To those who make accusations about our "blind Obama adoration"...

By GottaLaff

It goes without saying, I am a strong Obama supporter, but not an uncritical one. Here are a few areas about which President Obama and I do not agree:

• Panetta: No prosecution for CIA interrogators

• Panetta may consider some harsh methods: Panetta retracted the assertion he made Thursday that the CIA had sent prisoners to other countries to be tortured. He also clarified the Obama administration’s stance on the use of so-called “renditions,” or secret transfers of prisoners to other countries. [...] Panetta made it clear that those renditions could continue, largely unchanged from Bush-era policies.
  

• The Obama administration asks Federal Judge to stay ruling, takes position that President can bypass Congress to 'listen in' on Americans' communications

• The Bafflement that is Judd Gregg as Obama’s Commerce Secretary
  

• 42% tax cuts, 58% spending... for now [I'm in wait-and-see mode].
  

• Biden Says U.S. Will Pursue Missile Plan Russia Opposes: It was unclear on Saturday if Mr. Biden’s statements on missile defense were meant to suggest that the Obama administration had decided to continue some of the Bush administration’s tougher stands on Russia or were part of a bargaining strategy. [I'm in wait-and-see mode here, too]

• Obama's energy pick endorses nukes, clean coal [Again, wait-and-see]
  

I think President Obama is a vast improvement over you-know-who, and in many, many more ways than not, he is an excellent leader. However, he was not my first choice in the primaries for a few reasons, despite my obvious admiration for him and many of his policies. This article is what dampened my initial enthusiasm.

However, that was then, and this is now. As anyone who reads this blog knows, I stand by President Obama and think he is an extraordinary man brimming with potential, loaded with intelligence, chock full-o'-great ideas, and exactly what we need at this moment.

But that doesn't mean I applaud his every move or go along with every plan. That said, GObama... with a few reservations.