A President to be proud of

[panader0]

Sure we all have some gripes about various parts of his policies, but while watching President Obama speak just now in South Carolina, I was struck by the obvious contrast with our previous president. A huge difference. We have a president who is intelligent, (a contrast to be sure), a president who can think on his feet, a president who doesn't have to have a hand picked audience, and so many more contrasts with bush, who used to make me cringe with international embarrassment.
We now have a president to be proud of.

[kestrel91316]

1. Exactly. And we are still early in his presidency. He still has a lot

of work to do, and he knows it, and he's the polar opposite of "slacker".

[katandmoon]

2. So why is Obama protecting his criminal predessors AND carrying out so many of their politicies?

Yup, that's really something to be proud of. NOT.

[Nancy Waterman]

3. I had the same feeling as I watched him

He has a clear vision of where he wants us to go and a total grasp of all the intricacies of policy and reality. It is such a contrast from the shallowness and empty platitudes of his predecessor. I also felt really proud.

[jenmito]

4. He spoke in North Carolina. But I agree with the rest of your post.

:)

[Kind of Blue]

5. "International embarrassment," too funny

but not really. I hate the thought and the sight of that monster.

It is a pleasure watching our president take on the whole republican party in a debate and give such "pretty speeches," as some say :sarcasm:

KnR

[liberalmuse]

6. I completely agree.

Considering the colossal clusterfuck he was handed, I'd say he's doing better than expected, though there are some who will continue to offer their non-constructive criticism from the comfort of their computer chairs while he works his ass off for a mostly apathetic populace.

[Toasterlad]

7. There's More To Being President Than Fancy Speechifyin'

Being proud of your president for being able to string a sentence together is setting the bar EXTREMEY low.

[jenmito]

8. "Fancy speechifyin'" was not all he did/does. He was answering questions with great detail

and obvious mastery of the subjects-unlike Bush.

[goclark]

10. +1

[WI_DEM]

9. Actually that would be a good slogan for his re-election "a president you can be proud of"