Literacy Helps

Agree or disagree with him - you have to admit that it's nice to have a president who actually talks to the people he represents. Case in point, today's Washington Post Op-Ed:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020403174.html

You may not like what he says or his ideals, but at least he's following through on one campaign promise: more transparency.

It's been a very difficult week for the new president. He's nominated several folks to key posts who have tax problems and some have "lobbyist" problems, too. With sky-high approval ratings, there was only one way to go.

So right out of the gate he's proven he isn't perfect, which everyone knew anyway. But even with these stumbles I'm still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for a while because he's already done two things:

1. Reinstated the rule of law and remembered that a key part of his job is "to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
2. Talked to me like I'm intelligent.