when the fact of such a reign was talked of as somehow being enormously significant for that very reason alone. People thought Obama was anti-war. He is not. He simply thinks that Iraq is a bad war, and he cherishes the fond and secret hope that soon his troops will be fighting the SS in Khandahar. People thought Obama was compassionate. Even if his compassion rises from out of his family circle, it is worth remembering that there are stories that would make many a headsman to have been compassionate. People thought Obama would impose justice after eight years of the Bush administration's contempt for the rule of law and of the laws of nations. Instead, Gitmo is still open, military tribunals will now begin trials of tortured Gitmo detainees, not one prosecution has been initiated against any American official tainted with illegal conduct, and information related to al of this continues to be destroyed or otherwise secreted from the American people. And in the meantime, despite the fact of the ruination of much of the USA's capital by iresponsible financiers and bankers, not one law has been attempted by Obama's administration to prevent another such debacle. Some justice. No president of the USA can reshape that great republic in the first year of their first term. That said, eight years, which is the most any of them can have, is not a long time. Obama knows that people start as they wish to continue. We can all see what