re: Business as usual
Stop listening to what he says, and the rhetoric. Look at what is actually happening, or is being accomplished. Or not accomplished.
All of those things on your list consist of speeches and website statements saying what he's going to do. When the rubber meets the road, it's a different story.
Just to pick one thing off your list at random, here's the latest on interrogation policy.
The gist: "Cheney is full of shit because see? Nothing much has changed."