Humility

Humility.  

That I think is the reason that I have come to like the Obama administration.

For most of the 70's, 80's, 90's and especially the last 8 years I have seen and heard the leaders of this great country say things my country right or wrong.  Usually what they meant was that we were never wrong.  Do not criticize our country.  You can kick the hell out of anyone citizen of this country or another country that does not agree with "us".

Now here is what I mean by HUMILITY coming from this administration.  

Secretary of State Clition goes to Mexico and tells them that all the violence related to the drug cartels is not all their problem.  The United States has to bear some responsibility.  If the United States did not have such a market for the drugs they would not have this problem.  If most of the guns that are used in this violence did not originate in the United States they would not have this problem.

President Obama last month sent a message to the people of Iran.  In this message he for the first time called the country by its right name the Islamic Republic of Iran.  What a difference from the last four years when Iran helped us in Iraq and a month latter Bush puts them on the Evil Empire list.

Just yesterday the Attorney General pulled the plug on the prosecution of the ex senator from Alaska.  One week before the election he was convicted of filling out some forms wrong.  The prosecution made the point that he was being bribed by some oil people from Alaska.  He may very well have been guilty.  But the Justice department broke some many laws an rules to get the convection that they would have had to have a re-trial.  They did not provide all the documents they had in their possession and may have know that one of the key witnesses lied on the stand.

I think, for what little it is worth, that this shows an administration that has enough faith in the citizens of the United States as well as in itself.  An administration that is willing to ask the citizens of this country to look at the truth and to make the sacrifices that are needed to make us a better country.  No more of this just go out and shop.