Sallow
The Big Bad Wolf.
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I respect your saying that his inability to get things done are the fault of the republicans. I understand why you think that...and to be frank, I agree with you.
Likewise, the republicans represent a good portion of the country, so the positions they take, whether you agree with them or not, are positions many of us agree with.
But, you see, Obama is not the first President to have an opposing party with a majority in one of the houses.
One of his biggest flaws in my eyes is his inability to lead. This is not meant to minimize who he is and the effort he has made...but he started his presidency like a kid in a candy store with a pocket full of change. Regardless of the rhetoric that went around, the truth is, he won, he had a double majority and he acted like it. And as a result, he completely lost any support he may have had from the opposing party. Sure, it is easy to say the GOP would have acted this way anyway, but I dont agree.
Obama set the tone his first two years...and as a result, he is now floundering and true liberals like yourself are not happy...and I dont blame you.
So yes, the GOP has made his job that much more difficult...no doubt....But he created this atmosphere.
We have a system that allows us to vote based on leadership skills and not ideology. I dont care if the president believes in right to life or rioght to choice......his congress will keep him in check......
I am most interested in a man/woman with leadership so he/she can get both parties to work together for the betterment of AMerica.
Obama has proven to be not such a person.
That's not what I said. He's proven he can get alot done. The health care package got passed, stimulus package was passed, Somali pirates holding an American Captain are dead and Osama Bin Laden sleeps with the fishes.
Republicans simply don't want to work with a democratic president. They proved this with Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Carter and heck they impeached Clinton.
They are getting worse and worse.