Back during the campaign, I said I couldn’t support Obama because of his stance on gun control and his general economic philosophy, which extends into a wide range of issues. That hasn’t changed. However, since he was elected, Obama has gone to a lot of trouble, to the point of angering some of his supporters, to present himself as a centrist. Therefore, I don’t see him acting on his anti-gun views anytime real soon. That’s not to say he won’t eventually.
I’m not at all a fan of the bailouts. Obama’s latest plan calls for around one trillion dollars. Of course, I can’t complain too much, because I don’t believe McCain’s plan would look that different from Obama’s.
While I would rather be inaugurating someone other than Obama in two days, the beginning of his presidency will be interesting to watch. What executive orders will he sign in the first week? How will he handle the Israeli/Palestinian issue?
Also, it’ll be interesting to see how some of his less realistic supporters deal with the reality that he isn’t going to be able to fix everything in a short period of time.
The government in general really has no idea what to do with the economy.