Some of his recent moves have been quite encouraging.
I am heavily in favor of his credit card bill of rights.
I'm glad he is stepping up the war in Afghanistan, and working with the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to deal with Al Qaeda.
And he recently went against his base and refused to release the interrogation pictures.
He is also indicating that he might continue the bush policy of detainment since the European countries that have objected to gitmo have refused to take any detainees, and having them put in prisons in America is extremely unpopular among the legislature.
Now, I'm not saying this excuses all of the other things he has said and done that I found abhorrent, but its definitely a step in the right direction. I hope he continues to adopt those Bush era policies that did in fact work.
As for the economy, I just hope he doubles down on his spending cuts, so far what he has done seems to be nothing more than an empty gesture. if he manages to halve the deficit he inherited by 2012, I will be very impressed.
I'll say this now, if his policies work to A, create a stable booming economy B, achieve victory in Both Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and C, prevent another terrorist attack on American soil. Then I will vote to re-ellect Obama.
I have my doubts, but we will see.