Good News on Some Upcoming Change

1) Obama is making preparations to hold true on his promise to close Guantanmo Bay. This is good for America's image in the world and it is good for the rule of law. Detainees who have been held for years without a hearing will get real criminal trials (with sensitive national security one's held in private).

2) SCHIP, the health insurance program for low-income families that was vetoed by George Bush and voted 'no' on by John McCain will be one of the immediate legislative items Obama plans to sign into law.

3) Obama is considering overturning hundreds of Bush's executive orders, including revoking the ban on federally funded stem-cell research. About time!