Is this what you voted for? Yes, to a degree it is. In large measure the President is attempting to deliver on all his campaign promises. Too quickly, I believe, but we'd be hard-pressed to say there are a lot of surprises in his general governance and the legislation he's put forward so far.

Is this what you wanted? I've said before that one almost never gets all that he wants in electing any official. That's true with President Obama so far. I like some of the things he's accomplished and I hate others. In spite of a lot of criticism of his administration's response to the financial crisis, it's beginning to look like the economy will turn positive in not too long. That wouldn't have happened with a "do nothing" strategy. I like the improvement in our relations with other sovereign nations as the result of a more outgoing foreign policy. I like his continued support of the Iraq policy set down by President Bush late in his second term--withdraw from combat by June 30, 2009 and get out altogether by 2011. I like the action being taken to improve healthcare for 50 million uninsured Americans. I hate the idea that little has been done to return government spending to a level that produces a balanced budget. But I also recognize that with income tax rates at a historic low, that the deficit problem can be fixed with a tax increase that wouldn't put the U.S. anywhere even close to it's historic high tax rates. I wouldn't like tax increases, but maybe that's the only solution. Tax increases don't have to be permanent and they seldom have been since income taxes were authorized by Congress. There's room to balance the budget and reduce the national debt with increased taxes that certainly don't have to be permanent.

Is this what you expected? No. The administration is moving far too quickly on too many issues for me to be comfortable that all that is being done legislatively is well thought-out. It certainly appears that concern over the financial impact of administration decisions is geting no attention whatsoever. Nothing has been done to curb the influence of lobbyists and I fear that much of what's being done still serves the purposes of special interests moreso than regular citizens.

Do you think it is right? No, not totally. But there's a lot more "right" going on than the profligate spending and hidden ideological agendas sponsored by the prior administration.

Be honest? What will you do now? It is very likely that I will not vote for a second term for President Obama. But it will be more the result of my newfound political policy to never vote for an incumbent than my dislike of any particular legislation or decision made by this administration. My 2012 presidential vote will reflect on who the GOP runs, as well as their campaign issues. A candidate that leans too far to the ideological right and who campaigns using primarily negative tactics will make my vote a more difficult decision. Nor will I vote for any of my representatives in the House or Senate. Other than Mel Martinez, who's retiring, the rest of them have all been in Congress long enough. It's time for someone new. My choices will be driven by my own desires for strict fiscal conservatism and moderate social liberalism.

So there you go. Now, before anyone chooses to attack me for my answers, I'd like to see their answers to the questions. Hopefully, they will be thoughtfully presented.