After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Open government is, within limits, an ideal that we all share. U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed it when he took office in January 2009.
Given the pervasive secrecy of the Bush-Cheney administration, and the sorry consequences of that disposition, President Barack Obama's early emphasis on openness in government seems almost inevitable.
Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.
When Barack Obama was elected, it immediately brought out all the differences in society.
I voted for Obama and I was delighted that he's been elected.
If you want to understand what is going on in the White House today, you have to begin with Barack Obama.
I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.
Electing Barack Obama president was a glorious Jackie Robinson moment for the United States of America. Obama didn't just win; he became the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter to win a popular-vote majority.
Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.