Whatever side we may take in the political debate of our times, we can probably agree that the media is far more opinion than news. Maybe that’s merely an effect of 24 hours news networks with too much time to fill. I only want to be sure opinions are not touted as “news.” I tend to lean toward the messages of unity rather than divisiveness. But this is, after all, the Positive Slant. Here then follows, my opinion to add to the heap ~

I think a lot of people, me included, had grown to see Obama as a Magic Man. He had overcome so much and made so much of himself as a man, as a professional, as a politician. He had proven himself time and time again on the campaign trail as a level-headed, incredibly intelligent man who was already doing things differently. We were, some of us, so beaten and discouraged by the time he finally took office, maybe we were dazed enough to see him as Super Hero or even a Savior.

This 2009 Presidency is a huge job. Even for a Super Hero. If we could just focus on getting health care reform, then, energy, and after that, education. . . But there’s so much that needs tending first: the Wars, the banking industry, the job market, the auto industry, housing, why we haven’t gotten to a place where everyone has equal rights, and taking care of our own and not turning away from our promises to the world. So much is going on! We know it. We hear it every day.

I, for one, thank God for Obama’s “dithering.” A smart man, considering whether to send more troops to their potential deaths, faces it. Lets cameras take pictures of what we haven’t been able to see in this war before – dead troops coming home. He has brought himself front and center before making his decision. He has talked to experts, researched the facts, confided in his trusted staff, tried to get a bead on the possible outcomes of his decision. That’s dithering I can believe in! Is it possible that George Bush was too intellectually lazy to dither?

As for change in Washington, I would say a shining example of the word “entrenched” would be the policies and systems in our government. It takes time. All of it. We can’t afford to shelve any of these pressing problems. Everything needs immediate attention to nudge it along. Multi-tasking at its new millennium finest. There may be only so much one government can do. It takes time to drag out the roots of an entrenched system.

I believe I see signs of change, though. People are being called out, even if there hasn’t been a good system of accountability, yet. For me, saying what Fox News isn’t, despite its claim, is a good thing. Telling the Truth. Saying what needs to be said. The Gentleman from Florida who has spoken out so clearly about how he sees things. (Not a call out of name calling, but declarative statements.) He is almost ecstatic about the Health Care bill. I don’t claim to know how all this works. But I have heard tell these things take time. I know everything I want to do does. In Washington, it could well take a few tries to get things “perfect.” (If they ever will be.) Democracy is a messy sport. We do the best we can.

No one, not even Barack Hussein Obama, clap-clap, can make it all go way with the snap of his fingers, snap-snap. At least we know he’s on the job!