It's no secret that I'm not a fan the individual who was elected President last November. I was no fan of any of the candidates who were running, but truly believed the choice America made was definitely a wrong one. He may be handsome, articulate and more intelligent than the average person, but that does not make him fit to lead this nation.

I maintain a a chronicle I call "Obama FAIL" because I believe his followers/supporters - which includes a large portion of the media - will do everything they can to cover up all his mistakes and refuse to accept his imperfections. I also do not want history to lose the record. Thankfully, both The Daily Show and the Colbert Report (where the image captures below are from) are willing to hold Obama as accountable as his predecessor. [NOTE: Is is sad that some of the best "journalism" comes from two comedy shows]

A theme of his campaign was "Change You Can Believe In", but many of his actions since assuming the mantle in January are better phrased as:

A prime example of this is his recent attempt to make it look like he has ended the "War On Terror". While I am also no fan of George W. Bush and the havoc he wrought on this country with his "War On Terror" and draconian Homeland Security initiatives, changing the name of it to "Overseas Contingency Operation" does a huge disservice to the American people. Obama and his cohorts are just using the slick marketing techniques they employed during the campaign to make it look like they are accomplishing something. (Comedy Central gives him a hand with some additional rebranding opportunities.)

At a former job, I used to assert that the motto of the IT organization was "Redefining Success One Project at a Time". I would like to congratulate BHO on a successful "Redefinition Accomplished":

When hitting Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc this past week I saw no trace of these [PDF] in the calendar displays. Glad to see our tax dollars hard at work again and further comforted by the fact that our elected officials and those they've appointed are never ones to shrink from the all-important task of keeping our populace in a constant state of fear and suspicion.

For those who are more environmentally-conscious, there's the online reference/research site and a snazzy Flash version of the calendar.

From the "daily planner" intro:

The National Counterterrorism Center is pleased to present its 2008 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. This edition, the largest since the Calendar first appeared in a daily planner format in 2003, contains information across the full range of terrorism-related issues: terrorist groups, wanted terrorists, and technical pages on various threat-related issues. The Calendar marks dates according to the Gregorian and Islamic calendars and contains significant dates in terrorism history as well as dates that terrorists may believe are important when planning “commemoration-style” attacks.

In this era of continuing high levels of terrorist threats worldwide, the CT Calendar provides a ready reference of counterterrorism information. A daily planner version puts this information close at hand. The interactive Web site version at www.nctc.gov provides enhanced search tools. Both versions are designed for anyone concerned with terrorism: law-enforcement officials, intelligence officers, military, and security personnel, contingency planners, or simply citizens concerned by terrorist threats. The Calendar is oriented primarily to readers in the United States, but we hope it will also be useful for citizens of other countries.

To be a bit fair, the online reference site is not a bad resource. I just can't see (thankfully) this becoming a optional insert for your Day-Timer. Perhaps the next version will have an option to subscribe in ical format.