Man on Fire (and I'm not talking about artists in a desert . . .)

I'm talking about a certain skinny guy, dark complexion, curly hair, 'bout my age. Lovely wife, two darling little girls. He has a real tough job -- possibly the world's toughest -- and he works hard at it. He's only had it for five weeks, and in that time he has been damned effective.

Barack Obama: Man on Fire.

He is wasting no time at all. Other great leaders in history, like this Corsican / French leader from almost two hundred years ago, and this distinguished American President from the last century, both got a lot done in a mere 100 days. Frankly, it's refreshing to see a leader in action -- as opposed to the leadership inaction or malpractice we experienced under Obama's predecessor in the White House.

I'm resigned to one thing with Mr. Obama in the Oval Office: I'm not going to agree with everything he is doing . . . but he's doing things that really need doing. Like listening to those who do not favor his approaches to the issues -- something his predecessor emphatically did not even pretend to do. He treats the American people like adults, and not little children.

Not to mention the specifics: executive orders closing the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the plans for a summer 2010 withdrawl from Iraq . . . .

No voter's remorse here.