Barack Obama may be the scourge of many a conservative republican. Perhaps his left wing supporters feel that he has dropped the buck on abortion, gay rights, iraq war, deficiet spending, etc.
But to me he is a really great president. Exceeded my expectations and I am proud of my vote in '08 and I intend to vote for him in '12.
The president is not really in charge of everything that happens in the government.
Those potholes in the road that wren't getting fixed? not really his fault. High property taxes? totally out of the federal government's control. The majority of what affects yours and my everyday life has a lot to do with our local government and little to do with the federal goverment.
The big decisions about wars and trade and federal bail-outs they are the decisions that the President makes.
But really, how can one person, no matter how qualified be an expert in military tactics, economic policy, education, and international trade? He can't. What he must do is consult experts in those fields, weight their advice and then take the best possible course of action.
Obama has done this very well. I feel that his actions have all been well thought out and measured.
This is, I believe, the great mistake of George Bush.
The President is also a representative of our Country to the World. Obama does this extremely well. He can talk well, and he can hold conversations with foreign leaders. He is popular and personable.
The congress and supreme court can basicly hamstring the president, make it impossible for him to get any real work done. Obama hold beliefs that are far left of where I stand on many things. He is well countered by the congress and the ravenous republicans who are working hard to keep him and the 59% democratic majority in check. The result is fairly balanced. This is hoe government works and I feel that it is working out very well right now.
....I just wish the public option were still on the table.........
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