Reply #67: Relax.

[Jakes Progress]

I joyfully voted for Obama. I partied when he won.

But let's not fool ourselves into believing that God appointed him to be our savior. He was the best we had to vote for. I don't think there was anyone who wanted the job that would do any better. I supported Hillary early in the primary, not because she was God's appointee, but because I thought she stood a better chance of getting stuff done. Maybe or maybe not. Had it been Hillary, we would still be needing to hold her feet in the flames too. It is the nature of politicians to always be running for office. It is our job as an informed electorate to see that they also take care of running the office.

As far as all the Obama haters that so many think are infesting DU, they are amply balance by the worshipful acolytes that are just as insensitive to reality in the other direction. Neither serves any purpose other than to establish the edges of a spectrum.

My view is "Yeah, Obama is president. Now he needs to step up."