Obama looks to make immediate impact once in office.

[JSojourner]

He is looking at all the Bush policies and is deciding which ones can stay on the books and which ones need to be repealed.

All of them, Barry, all of them.

Save the protection of the northwest Hawaiian islands and the creation of Congaree and Great Sand Dunes National Parks.  There must be something else good to come out of the last eight years, but nothing comes to mind right now.

Nutmeg, absolutely.  You know how I always try to find the good things Presidents have done.  And I've had no trouble -- even with the ones I really disliked, such as Reagan and Nixon.  I can find many positive accomplishments that made our country and the world a better place.

With Bush...you cited the only two I can think of.  Although I think perhaps -- when baby brother was running for re-election in Florida -- he also signed a pretty tough Everglades Protection bill or something like that.    But beyond this, I'm mute.  Can't think of a damn thing.

[JSojourner]

What about the most aggressive AIDs fight in Africa that any president has done?

^^^

Add this one to the list JS. Africans love Bush apparently. Good for him, something has to help him sleep at night. 

I did, originally.  Unfortunately, much of the "relief" was gutted of any substance when The Decider and/or his supporters removed family planning and contraceptives from the picture.  The just say no approach seems to be working really well...

I really WANTED to believe he was serious about this.  Of course, I wanted to believe he was serious about No Child Left Behind, too.  That one turned out to be a cold turd, also.