So, are you saying that what Bush started is incorrigible?
Perhaps not. If only the politicians have a will to take the right path. Obama clearly doesn't have it.
See also: The Green Lantern Theory of the Presidency. [1]
This is not a get out of jail free card for inaction, but a reminder that just pushing an issue does not create positive action by itself. At this point any action that Obama takes will be resisted by US politicians, perhaps leading to a worse outcome than the status quo.