Auguries in the Dawn of Obama-Time

thenation.com — Looking back on the dawn of the Clinton administration in 1993, supporters of President Obama must surely feel gratified at their man's performance to date. They contrast the chaos of Clinton's liftoff with the disciplined tempo of the new crowd taking over the White House. They can savor the dispatch with which the forty-fourth president has pushed forward with the stimulus program and even tossed a few bouquets to the left--curtailment of official torture by the CIA, refreshing edicts on ethical guidelines and equal pay.