A crack team of 48 transition advisers have come up with a list of some 200 executive orders and other Bush administration actions that Obama could reverse quickly upon entering the Oval Office, according to the Washington Post. What could those 200 items that Obama could reverse on day one include?
Might Obama set to work shutting down Guantanamo Bay, thus forcing the military to hand over the inmates of the concentration camp to civilian authorities, so that they can be vetted properly and freed if innocent?
Could he be ordering the immediate withdrawal from Iraq? Maybe he’ll be telling the CIA to quit provocateuring in Iran?
If those were your expectations, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. Apparently the best things the 48 smartest guys on the Obama team could come up with are:
- Unleashing the State of California to meddle in the automotive industry.
- Uncapping and deregulating federal funding on stem cell research.
- Broadening reproductive liberties.
That’s right. Reproductive counseling facilities will be able to talk more openly about abortion, more tax money will go to certain kinds of stem cell research, and California will get to legislate fuel economy.
But the US military will still torture people, and habeas corpus will still be nothing but a memory.
Here’s hoping Mr. Obama adds a few important things to his list of changes before taking office.
