Mr. President, you've certainly been earning my tax dollars lately.

In a little over a week you've managed to fire the head of a nearly defunct, American auto industry, consult with world leaders on solving our global economic crisis, respond to a nuclear threat by a hostile nation and reinforce your campaign promise to withdraw from Iraq to the very men and women in service there.

Not only that, he managed to do so without a shoe getting launched at his head!

This verbose democraddict is at a loss for words and is instead, overcome with admiration and gratitude.

As the crocuses begin to bud, proving that once again, spring is here and winter is over, Obama, a budding president, is showing the American people that the season of hope and change is finally here and that the Bush administration is, at long last,over.

To quote a sign on the door of a residence in Capital Hill on inauguration day, " O, Happy Day!"