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In reply to the discussion: To us non-Americans, Obama is Doing a Pretty Good Job! [View all]anAustralianobserver
(633 posts)13. I tend to agree. He hasn't been as transparent or honest or courageous as he could have been, and
some of those affected can't be expected to forgive that; but the corruption and systemic dysfunction he is dealing with are hard to overestimate - and the steps which must be taken to undo it are not always wise to publicise.
I think his detractors are too hard on him in the long-game, and his reflexive supporters are too easy on him in the bill-by-bill machinations he oversees, manages and executes.
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We here in America don't care about what other nations think of us. We're the best
gateley
Jan 2012
#37
Damn straight! USA baby! We can't trust Canadians anyway. 90% of them live within 100 miles of
pampango
Jan 2012
#46
I tend to agree. He hasn't been as transparent or honest or courageous as he could have been, and
anAustralianobserver
Jan 2012
#13
Yes your Senate needs reforming and it seems to be set up such that it can only reform itself,
anAustralianobserver
Jan 2012
#39
Like yours the states have the same number of senators which causes
anAustralianobserver
Jan 2012
#71
If you read more than my post title you'll see I tend to agree with that,
anAustralianobserver
Jan 2012
#35
Yes, many of us life it but what these two posters are reminding us is that it will NOT get better b
jwirr
Jan 2012
#55
If that is the only damned choices I have then yes, lesser of two evils. Give me someone else who
jwirr
Jan 2012
#58
Roosevelt had to deal with the same "the liberal left" (his words) all during his eight years
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#28
If your post is sincere and not propaganda, you are clearly a very poor judge of character.
Edweird
Jan 2012
#24
I don't like Obama because he didn't do anything to save the delta smelt!!
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#27
Gave up and sold us out. But hey a Canadian who hasn't a worry about losing social safety nets
SammyWinstonJack
Jan 2012
#83
In your scenario about going toward a cliff at 120 mpg, a Centrist would say "Slow down to 60."
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#66