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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
I'm not defending Obama. I'm not going to vote for him in November.
You can criticize the POTUS for being a lousy political leader, a poor communicator with the public so as to frame their understanding of the issues. That's fair and in my opinion accurate. But again I'll point out that the POTUS hasn't negotiated or compromised or passed one single bill that might affect your progeny. But Congress has. The same Congress that is so split ideologically that they can hardly agree on anything. A Congress who spends more time on trying to get re-elected or coming up with arcane rules and procedures to throw sand in the gears of anything their political opponents want than actually representing their constituents.
That always leaves me wondering why all the bitterness, vitriol and hatred directed against the POTUS, who has had little or no effect on the legislative process? (Other than not vetoing some bills that almost everyone knows are fatally defective.)
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"That always leaves me wondering why all the bitterness, vitriol and hatred directed against the POTUS, who has had little or no effect on the legislative process?"
Because as President of the United States he has lied. Because, and on this you clearly give him a break, because of him totally he has put many people on the line to not have insurance if the court overturns it without some kind of remedy for them...and he did it by lying, coercing and IGNORING what he promised to do relative to health care costs.
Because as leader of the country his words are meant to be political instead of statesman like. He has said so many things over the first three years that CAUSED problems instead of solving them.
I have always thought he was deceitful as you know from my posts in 2008 and reading today about how he even lied in his autobiography (he DID lie you see....other writers have used a composite although never saw it in an autobiography and never straight about it until caught) I feel a bit justified.
That is my short answer. If you feel so strongly about how well he has done why not vote for him ?
AS far as congress, that is accurate EXCEPT FOR TWO years he could have done anything he wanted.....he could have insured that the Senate passed a budget...he could have made sure the country had a public open debate on the budget....he could have don so much but he doesnt and you guys just keep giving him a pass.
I promise my last mention of the 8 BILLION dollars he is spending of our money for HIS political gain, but please allow me to add that attitude of arrogance to the list.