Coloradomtnman
Rational and proud of it.
he pissed off the left, too, in FAVOR of the right. but he doesn't get credit for that.
2 years of gridlock was better than the unrestrained abuse of power of the 6 years prior, i'd think.
at some point, difficult decisions have to be made. my own major criticism is that he tries to please the right when they won't do anything but trash him anyway, so he should focus on the left and middle.
That's the thing about Democrats. The US is a right-leaning nation, politically speaking, and the Democrats are always on the verge of losing power, so they kowtow to the GOP in the hopes of attracting right-leaning independents away from the Republican party. This results in alienating liberals (Democrats aren't liberals, they just look like it when perceived from the Right) who, during the next election, vote independent such as during the 2000 elections when liberals voted for the Green Party. Right now the Democrats have the numbers and positions to push their agenda. But for some reason, probably powerful and rich lobbies and the perceived need to recruit independent voters to the cause, they compromise.
The health care issue is the perfect example of this. This reform that they are attempting to push through sucks from a liberal point of view. It isn't universal health care at all. Its a compromised piece of shit, thrown together hodge podge in a way as to satisfy as many people as possible and not offend as many people as possible. Its like crappy corporate pop music or apple cinnamon instant oatmeal.
If the GOP had the position the Democrats do currently, do you think they'd compromise? Hell no! That's the thing about the Republican party, they don't compromise, and they don't back down, and they don't give a shit about people's feelings. They are confident in their base (until last November) and just get shit done.
The Democrats are weak. Liberals in this country as screwed.