Reply #126: Whether or not you want a pony is irrelevant. What is relevant is the distance between what you want

[BzaDem]

and the possible.

You have a point with regards to civil liberties/war issues: Obama clearly holds a different opinion on what he thinks is the right policy than you do. (Though I don't think he was at all misleading in his campaign; he is more or less governing as his record and statements indicated on this front.)

Where you don't have a point is on domestic issues. You could want a very reasonable-sounding policy, but if it has no chance of passing Congress, blaming Obama for it is wrong whether or not it can be considered "a pony."