President Barack Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, just 49 days ago.   Since that cold wintry historical day the President has done the following:

 Executive Orders:

  3/9/2009 Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells

 

2/20/2009 Amending Executive Order 13390

 

2/19/2009 Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs

 

2/6/2009 Executive Order: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects

 

2/6/2009 Presidential Executive Order Establishing the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board

 

2/5/2009 Executive Order - Further Amendments To Executive Order 12859, Establishment Of The Domestic Policy Council

 

2/5/2009 Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12835, Establishment of the National Economic Council

 

2/5/2009 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

 

1/30/2009 Revocation Of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning And Review

 

1/30/2009 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

 MEMORANDUM:

  3/9/2009 Memorandum on Presidential Signing Statements

 

3/9/2009 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies 3-9-09

 

3/4/2009 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies - Subject: Government Contracting

 

3/3/2009 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

 

2/27/2009 Transfer of Detainee to Control of the Attorney General

 

2/5/2009 Appliance Efficiency Standards

 

2/4/2009 Presidential Memorandum -- State Children's Health Insurance Program

 

1/30/2009 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

 

1/27/2009 Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Gaza

 

1/26/2009 The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007  

 PROCLAMATIONS

  3/3/2009 Women's History Month, 2009

 

3/2/2009 Irish-American Heritiage Month, 2009

 

2/27/2009 National Consumer Protection Week, 2009

 

2/27/2009 Read Across America Day, 2009

 

2/27/2009 American Red Cross Month, 2009

 

2/27/2009 Save Your Vision Week, 2009

 

2/2/2009 American Heart Month, 2009

 

2/2/2009 National African American History Month, 2009

 

1/20/2009 National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation, 2009

If you visit the White House <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/">Website</a> you can find the 42 nominations and appointments he's made since taking office.

To top all that off, he's been having Republicans over to the White House not only to greet them but to discuss his plans several times.  He's visited the House and talked to both parties at the State of the Union address.

He's been able, with the help of mostly Democrats in Congress, to pass the historical tax cutting stimulus bill in history, they've passed the SCHIP bill and are about to pass the first budget since taking office that was first created during the last congress session.  He's signed the stem cell executive order, held the first health care forum and he's met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and he's set a date for ending the war in Iraq and repairing the one in Afghanistan.

He and his team have come up with ways to help solve or lesson the pain of the recession for housing foreclosures, the banking system, financial systems and created ways of saving or creating 3.5 million jobs in the next two years.

While doing all this he's visited his children's school twice, went to a birthday bash for Ted Kennedy and held a few official dinners at the White House.

This is just a small part of what this President and his team have done in 49 days.  It doesn't include visits with other foreign leaders or interviews with the media, phone calls made or official speeches.

Americans voted for Barack Obama to be their president.  They chose 'change' over the 'same old way'.  Yet even after losing big time in November many of the senators and representatives in the Republican Party (even some in the Democratic Party) continue down the road of obstruction. 

What are we hearing on political talk shows?

"President Obama is 'too' nice", "President Obama is finally today getting tough.  He's learning that Washington isn't like running a campaign.", "He's doing too much", "He's not doing enough.", "He's hurting the stock market", "He's a dreamer", "Hope isn't the answer", "He's too depressing" and "He needs to give people more hope.", "He's allowing earmarks", etc...

Now we're hearing that it's 'his' economy now.  He's to blame for the downturn in the stock market, yet he gets no credit for the days it goes up.  He's made the recession worse they are saying, yet we're starting to hear about companies making profits and jobs being created across the country.  Governors and Mayors across the nation are making plans for spending on infrastructure and creating jobs.

We are going through the worse financial crisis since the depression, we have two wars to finish up, we have an energy crisis, health care crisis, education and environment problems, yet this team is staying on top of things and trying to get things done.   They have not and will not faultier.

Give them a break people.  This administration has done more, against more odds, in just 49 days then President Bush did in his whole eight years in office.  President Obama is doing what we've asked him to do.   Give the plans time to work.