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In reply to the discussion: How did a group dedicated to discussion regarding a Democratic POTUS, on an ostensibly ... [View all]dkf
(37,305 posts)I am not happy because I believed he would keep us out of stupid wars, because he believed in transparent government, because he didn't believe in an individual mandate for health care and a whole lot of other things.
I am stunned at what I got compared to what I expected. I wonder why I believed what he said, was I stupidly naive or has he changed?
The President I see isn't the man I originally voted for, who I trusted to keep us out of stupid wars, who I thought would fix this broken world.
I was never disappointed in Bush because I always thought he was an idiot.
But Obama is breaking my heart over and over again.
So I admit the disappointment is turning to anger.
I was thankful and grateful when we got out of war with Syria, but he seems determined to escalate it. And then to speak of Iran?
If he keeps on doing what he is doing how am I supposed to keep from being deranged? Being a Democrat doesn't help me to get over anything.
Why shouldn't I be angry that my main concern, stupid wars, upon which his campaign rested, has been turned upside down?
I feel cheated and betrayed. That's more than I could ever feel about the worst Republican.