To me, this man appeared to be truly visionary, a gift to America coming out of nowhere to turn this nation into a new, badly needed direction. Then he became our president. Now, in my state of unbelief and bewilderment, I watch as this same man seems to have done a near 180 degree turn. His actions and inactions with regard to the key issues of Iraq, Afghanistan, torture, healthcare and the financial crisis that I raise in this article leave me dumbfounded and searching for answers as to how this could possibly be happening. But it is.