We Still Love You Drupal

Drupal is now being used to power WhiteHouse.gov. I came across a criticism of the decision.
While Drupal certainly is not without its flaws the criticisms offered simply don't hold.

1) Drupal knows best - First off this simply isn't true. One can easily setup permissions to allow for the use of JavaScript, by default, it prevents regular users from using JavaScript and that is a good thing.

2) Drupal is impenetrable - I think the button labeled "Create Content" is pretty clear. In the first argument the complaint is that I can't put code in, the second argument I CAN put code in. Getting simple pages up for people who aren't web savvy is one thing Drupal does very well.

3) Drupal hates change - The upgrade process for Drupal could certainly use some improvement but I'm sure the White House has competent technical staff on hand who can upgrade without a snag.

4) Drupal is disorganized - In this complaint there is a link to a module that remedies the problem. Problem solved!

5) Drupal is righteous - Again this would be a valid complaint were the White House website run by a volunteer on weekend who had not used Drupal in the past. I'm sure the technical staff at the White House knows what they are doing and it doesn't take 45 minutes to figure out how to upload a photo.

6) Regarding Recovery.gov - "The site originally used Drupal but soon hired a private contractor—at a reported cost of $18 million—to rework the site." This sounds like a strong case FOR using Drupal.