President Obama: Day One or Re-The Hell-Lax America

When I worked as a social worker in Cincinnati, we were required to have a performance review every 3 months.  I had a rough time at the job.  I had experience dealing with people and odd personalities, but the first few weeks were touch and go.  Quite frankly, I sucked.  I wasn't doing the job very well.  Another person was hired a few days before I was.  She did very well at the beginning and was getting compliments from my boss.  She had a bright looking career.  

Then as time went by, I got better and better.  I wasn't a prodigy or anything like that, but I didn't suck.  I noticed my colleague was slacking and coasting or just plain failing more and more each week.  Three months later, I was told that I did a horrid job at the beginning, but towards the second half of the time period I did well.  I noticed my colleague wasn't there and asked my boss where she was.  She was let go.  My point is that if my coworker was judged by her first few weeks, she'd be a supervisor candidate.  If I was judged by my first few weeks, I would have been fired.

I watched the inauguration yesterday and it was indeed quite the spectacle.  I know a good chunk of my readers are on the right end of the political scale, but I have a confession...I voted for Barack.  There.  I said it.

My reasons?  They are my own.  If you really want to know, email me.  Like I have mentioned before,  most of the time I don't care for political debate because nine times out of ten I'll get pigeonholed into a group I don't subscribe to due to the party association with a group I actually do belong to.  Just because I like coffee doesn't mean I like chai latte.  You dig?

That being said, I will openly state that I grow weary of both sides of the Obameter.  While the Obama rhetoric is very hopeful, feel-good, and (in my opinion) is genuinely boosting morale in our country, let's not mint him on our money yet.  He is a great speaker and I admire his wordsmithery.  Now, get those words to work.  While I seem to think he will be proactive, he has yet to accomplish anything on a large scale.  So let us not judge him from what he has done.  He hasn't done anything.

On the other end, many are cutting him off at the knees.  While he hasn't done anything, that doesn't mean can't do anything.  Rookies have won championships.  McCain, in full class, asked his supporters to support his opponent in his concession speech.  Those who did vote for McCain would be doing a disservice to not give Obama a chance before his first 100 days are up.  Don't blame him or get mad yet.  He hasn't done anything.

That's the gist of the whole scenario.  He hasn't done anything.  So re-the hell-lax.  Don't nominate him for New Jesus.  Don't propose a witch hunt.  He's not a good president...yet.  He's not a bad president...yet.  He's just our president.  Let's sit back and see how he does his new job.  After 100 days, then we can give a performance review.  Then we can clearly see whether to promote him or fire him.