President Obama was very busy last night. Yes, it is true that President and Mrs. Obama danced through the night at 10 inaugural balls, but something more happened.
CNN:
In one of his first acts in office President Obama has ordered the U.S. government to suspend prosecutions of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay for 120 days, military officials said Tuesday.
Papers filed at the U.S. prison camp said the request is made "in the interest of justice and at the direction of the president of the United States." It seeks a delay in proceedings until May 20....
Philly.com:
In one of his first acts in office, President Obama yesterday ordered federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until further review. The action comes after George W. Bush's final weeks raised heated debate over rushing new rules into effect on the way out the door.....
....Obama was summoning his holdover defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen, to the White House today, along with other members of his National Security Council, to discuss a way ahead in the war, according to two senior military officers who spoke on condition of anonymity because the White House had not publicly announced the meeting....
President Obama has been left a pile of problems. He won't have the luxury of taking naps or exercising twice per day or riding a mountain bike, as some of our previous Presidents have done. (I won't mention any names!) President Obama is ready to work and he'll need our help and support.
Update: It appears as though Republican Rep. John Boehner and his Republican friends are going to do all they can to stop President Obama's agenda for change.
