On the accussations of "Would you rather have McCain/Palin?" thrown at some

[TornadoTN]

Remember, our President told us shortly after he was elected (and during the campaign, for that matter) that we are the ones that had to hold him responsible for his governing. We don't need to be the GOP that spouts "You either are with us or against us" and march in lockstep with everything that their party says or does, we actually need to take the President up on his word of holding him accountable to his promises.

Just because some of us are disappointed with this President thus far, it doesn't mean we would rather have Palin, McCain, etc. etc. It's a ridiculous assertion on its face. We can - and should - voice our displeasure at the current state of things in Washington and in this country. If that means being disappointed, angered, or otherwise at the President and his staff, then that is what we have to do. That's the beauty of living in this country - we can disagree and work towards effective change. If we blindly march in lockstep and take things at face value, we are no better than the GOP and are hurting ourselves. To get to the change we need in this country, we have to make noise and hold everyone to account - even if they are Democrats.

And yes, he's been much better than Bush in some areas, but in others he certainly hasn't strayed too far from the standard that was set before. I'm proud of our President on some things, but thoroughly disappointed in others - and I plan on voicing my displeasure at every opportunity that presents itself. It's what he told us to do and what we owe ourselves in this supposed Democracy.