How in the hell can anyone fault this man

[madokie]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/01/17/west-wing-week-011714-or-give-peace-chance?utm_source=snapshot&utm_medium=email&utm_content=011714-topper

The dude is working his ass off for us the 99%'s.

[JaneyVee]

1. We have the best president of my lifetime while simultaneously

having the worst Congress of my lifetime.

[RKP5637]

3. Often I wonder, do we even have a congress anymore, so many are just freeloaders

leaching off the system.

[madokie]

5. So very true

the republicons have been working their asses off to make this President look bad from day one. On that alone he gets the vote from me. At least he is trying to help us where as they are trying to hurt us to make a point. Disgusting to say the least.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

12. yep.

That's about it.

[RKP5637]

2. We could do far far worse than Obama, and sadly I think we will see some really deplorable

presidents in the future judging from some of the opposition in the last election.

[Wait Wut]

6. This is what worries me.

'16 is going to be brutal if we don't get things in order in '14.

[freshwest]

14. Agreed. It's downhill from here if we don't change the states. n/t

[Fumesucker]

4. I've been told recently that unlabled satire makes DU suck

[madokie]

7. Hmmm

[monmouth3]

8. I'm convinced the Presidency is no place for old men...n/t

[Control-Z]

9. Happy to give you rec 5

To the Greatest page!!

[sheshe2]

10. I certainly agree with you!

So much more could have been done, without congress trying to bring America to her knees. Yet he still moves us forward.

Thanks madokie~

[Wolf Frankula]

11. President of Spain?

Rajoy is Prime Minister under a king, not President. Tho' I would be overjoyed to hear that Spain is now a republic, and the last remnants of the second Count Julian's regime are destroyed.

Wolf

[Politicub]

13. He's the LBJ of our time re: gay rights

With some FDR thrown in for good measure.

I'll never forget his 2nd inaugural address when he linked the civil rights struggles of women, African Americans and LGBT folk: Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall.

And there's a whole generation of progressives who have come of age during Obama's presidency.

[Armstead]

16. A whole generation of progressives with low expectations

Obama is not a progressive. He is a moderate conservative by any yardstick that extends beyond the last 20 years.

Hell, he even had to be dragged into supporting gay rights.

[Demo_Chris]

19. Objectively correct. If he were Republican he'd be close to Bush on most issues. nt

[cali]

23. He's a corporatist. His policies have been great for corporations. the 99%. that's laughable

[Broward]

27. Obama may agree with you.

"The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican," he told Noticias Univision 23 in a White House interview.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/137156-obama-says-hed-be-seen-as-moderate-republican-in-1980s#ixzz2ql2D4iHy
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[Cha]

15. Or "Give Peace A Chance"! thank you

madokie~

[NuclearDem]

17. How's that? With Tim Geithner, TPP, Enterprise Zones

or only withdrawing Summers after a massive outcry?

Sure, he holds some liberal social positions, but that's what Third Way is.

[Number23]

18. K&R

[Jamaal510]

20. "How in the hell can anyone fault this man"

It's pretty easy for these groups of people, actually:
-Money hoarders.
-Climate change deniers, and business owners who don't want to follow stricter environmental regulations.
-Rank-and-file Republicans who loathe all Democrats and liberals.
-Perennial cynics.
-People who don't fully know (or care) about his accomplishments thus far.
-People who resent having a Black president.
-Gun fetishers who fantasize about all guns being snatched up one day in the name of government tyranny.
-People who are under-informed about the checks-and-balances system.

[madokie]

21. That would be the ones

[cali]

22. oh fuck. this is so sad. he's better than McCain. Better than Romney and that's the extent of it

Afghanistan. No prosecutions of banksters. Corporate fucking giveaway after corporate giveaway.

[Katashi_itto]

25. Pretty much sums him up. What we have is standards so low anymore that he gets compared to LBJ

just because he throws a few social policy crumbs our way. While selling us down the river to corporations.

[cali]

24. I'm at the point where I think people who see things as you do, aren't living in reality

or any place remotely close to it.

[quinnox]

26. Presidents are generally always going to be very busy

At least he gets some days that are more like breaks, like on that schedule in the link, one day he met with the Miami Heat basketball team. Hell, he probably really enjoyed that as a sports fan.

[riqster]

28. Humans are package deals, not a buffet line.

I think people want to be able to pick and choose a President like they can load a plate at a Chinese buffet restaurant. And then they get upset when the Prexy isn't composed of only their favorite things.

Unrealistic, but there you go. Obama has done a very good job in a very rough situation and deserves our praise and support. I think history will represent him more fairly than what we hear today.

[Live and Learn]

29. I really, really like Obama.

I'd love to the Obama's as neighbors or good friends. But his job as President requires us to give our feedback, even when negative, for the good of the country. Although he has done many admirable things, works very hard, and is a Hell of a lot better than his predecessor , I don't agree with everything he is doing and feel an obligation to speak out and do what I can to stop the policies I disagree with.

[Hotler]

30. I can.

Wall St. CEO's still walk free. Bush, Cheney and crew still walk free. He put up zero fight for single payer health care. Closed door negotiations on TTP. He will give in to the people that want the Keystone pipeline. No harsh words from him about the WV chemical spill. Tell me when to stop.

[madokie]

31. As if he could have made a difference in any of those

He'd been strung up if he tried to perp walk the dick and w crew and you ought to know that. He'd been laughed out of town if he tried to get a single payer system.

[Hotler]

32. ........

[progressoid]

33. I love these sarcastic threads.

[polichick]

34. Is this the onion?