You didn't dismiss anything.
Actually, he did. Your comparison would only be valid if Obama were stating an alternate reality as fact. Not his promise to close Gitmo and it remaining open, but if he left it opened and claimed later he had never promised to close it or had closed it already. That is the Gitmo equivalent to what is being done by the GOP.
Gitmo opened indefinitely.
Actually they are in the process of trying to put all of the prisoners somewhere. It'll sort itself out. And it would help if the GOP would stop campaigning to keep it open.
Think Progress Steele Hypocritically Criticizes Obama For Having Yet To Close Guantanamo Bay
Still in Iraq for as long as the eye can see.
Actually we have a stated date of withdrawal from Iraq. We will no longer have a combat role in Iraq by Aug 31, 2010, and about 30k-40k troops will stay in an advisory role, leaving by December 31, 2011.
Obama sets date to end Iraq combat mission - Conflict in Iraq- msnbc.com
No debates have been televised.
Nope, but plenty of mudslinging back and forth. Look at the crap that has been shoveled by the GOP lately. They have only criticism of any Democratic policy rather than alternative suggestions of their own, because it is easier to criticize than create. Has it occurred to you that the Republicans might be
dodging debate because they know they'd get skewered in a direct confrontation? What great debates can you tell us about that have been denied coverage?
Shovel-ready jobs my ass. Unemployment over 10%, heading higher. The construction jobs you are seeing aren't a result of the stimulus.
This sorely tempts me to take my digital camera, drive a mile from my house, take a picture of the sign by the road construction which proudly states that it is made possible by the Economic Recovery Act, and return to post it here. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
What about lobbyists in the WH?
That was covered a mere couple of months after Obama took office. He wanted no lobbyists, then he realized that the lobbyists were also the most competent, because they had all of the experience in the political jobs. So, in an attempt at pragmatism, he compromised and made the rule that lobbyists could not work in any field which they had lobbied in the past two years.
Chris Kelly: Obama Lobbyist Rule Doesn't Apply to Lobbyists: Obama
He never stated that he was going to abolish earmarks. He said earmarks needed to be reformed. It would be foolish to do away with earmarks, because you would not be able to direct spending in any one area. If you wanted to direct $100 million, for example to create jobs in an ailing job sector, you couldn't do that without an earmark. You'd have to direct the money to the states and just hope they spent it that way. It's a Republican talking point that government cannot run anything efficiently, but that kind of reform being passed is what would make them right.
Lawmakers pushing for earmark reform think Obama boosted their chances - TheHill.com-
Also, he publicly endorsed an amendment to earmark reform proposed by Republican senator Jim DeMint after it was shot down on the senate floor (Not just Democrats to blame here, the vote was 79-21). And who says Obama isn't being bipartisan?
Obama: No earmarks for 2009 - CNN.com