Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Obama got off to a good start, immediately taking steps to reverse some of Bush's most outlandish policies-pledging to end torture and close Guantanamo as well as the network of CIA-administered secret prisons. But he ran into a buzzsaw of opposition from opportunistic Republicans and conservative Democrats over these and other progressive measures and has been in retreat ever since. As a result, his first two years in office have been a disappointment. |