Change, Thy Name is Not Obama

President-Elect Obama's economic adviser, William Daley, said that the Obama administration might "reconsider" increasing taxes on the wealthy. This makes me think, more than worry, about the campaign promises President-Elect Obama has already broken, or is getting ready, to break. Let's see:

1) Well, this one is obvious, taxes on the wealthy.

2) Uniting the country behind a bipartisan Cabinet. As the New York Times writes, "Nearly three weeks after his election, he is testing voters’ understanding of that assertion as he assembles a government whose early selections lean heavily on veterans of the political era he ran to supplant."

3) Has anyone heard about massive troops withdrawals from Iraq, because I haven't.

4) Changing President Bush's economic strategy as a whole. Like Bush, Obama supports giving big checks to big companies.

More will probably follow. Just to point out, however, I am not judging Obama on the merit of his current or previous opinions, but the fact that he has changed what he promised.