The Closed Door is the New Transparent

Update: Scott Brown is now Senator Scott Brown. This seat will allow filibustering in the senate.

Today marks an important day for President Obama's Administration. On this day, last year Mr. Obama signed a executive order to close Guantanamo Bay. In this order it was stated that "Gitmo" would be closed by today.

Obviously, it hasn't been.

This further shows Mr. Obama's lack to keep his word. Simply put - he hasn't kept his word. He promised that Gitmo would be closed in a year, he promised that his administration would constantly work to "cross the aisle" and he promised more transparency in the government. He also stated that the government should be held accountable. So here I am.

Why Gitmo remains open is clear: No prison want mass murderers in their jail cells. They are too high risk to contain. More than likely, the prisoners will be sent to the continental United States. I don't know how you feel, but if I was living in a city with a high security prison, I wouldn't want a terrorist sitting a couple miles away.

Why has he not worked to cross the aisle? He isn't willing to compromise. He has his standards of a government-run option for health care and doesn't want to try anything else. Even though the American People disagree with this idea. There are other options available that are supported by BOTH Democrats and Republicans. One that comes to mind is the idea of breaking down the selling barriers of insurance. Currently, insurance is issued differently for different states. By getting rid of these walls, it would encourage more competition among the companies, lowering prices and improving plans for customers.

Mr. Obama campaigned with the idea of more transparency. This commitment has NOT been honored. He said that he would have a place on the website that would allow The People (US) to decide what we thought about it. Where was this when Cap and Trade was passed? Most of you (Peers and even adults) don't even know what this is. It would be mandate that all energy companies have new infrastructure to reduce the amount of fuel carbon emissions. If they didn't reduce them fast enough, they have to buy "carbon allowances". I think the name is pretty self-explanatory, but they are a government issued authorization to emit a certain amount of carbon into the atmosphere. The costs of carbon allowances and the cost of new infrastructure to change their company to the government's new mandates will be passed on to us, the people paying for the power. This was a major promise that he has made, not honored and looks bleak.

All of these things show how Mr. Obama has failed to keep his word. Americans know this and understand this all too well. They have spoken out to him by electing a conservative to the seat of the late liberal lion who held the seat for 46 years. President Obama, I suggest you listen.