""A number of liberal bloggers and columnists, most notably the New York Times' Paul Krugman, worry, hint or state outright that Obama appears to be selling his mandate short. Their indictment of the stimulus—or recovery plan, as Obama prefers to call it—is that the plan is both less efficient and less fair because it includes tax cuts. Then there's Obama's reluctance to pledge to investigate and prosecute a wide array of misconduct in the Bush administration. Obama is reproved for his resolve to focus on the future, not the past. At the least, dissenters on the left insist, he should establish a truth finding panel, with subpoena power, to rake through the Bush detritus and expose it to the world.""

Negative as ever Bruce, when faced with defeat of your beloved corporate puppets.

Perhaps President Obama feels that fixing what's wrong with America is a higher priority than chasing down the poor misguided idiot who just left office, and the question of tax cuts depends I suppose on whether YOU stand to gain, or not.

Sorry pal, but most of the "intelligent" world would agree with HIM, not you.

And bear in mind that at the time of writing, he has been de facto pres for just seven and one half hours. Hardly time to judge his progress?

Don T.