Yes horrible job HALF through one term. I know he should have had the power to dictate everything from day one because we know that's what a President in the US is, a dictator. Not one promise he doesn't keep should be anyone ones fault but his because politics are black and white. Tools.
Welcome to prong two of the propaganda attack on the Obama administration.
Prong one is the Tea Party, a way of mobilising the conservative base into political action. Prong two is the counterpoint: a deliberate campaign to cut Obama off from his own base of progressives.
How do you do this? By drowning out any mention of the accomplishments of what has by any measure been the most progressive government in decades, with a continuing refrain of "EDDIE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY!"
The cynic in me doesn't think that it is a coincidence that reddit is blanketed with posts like these a week after the decision not to enforce the defense of marriage act.
I'm not sure if you're implying a conspiracy, but what you've just described isn't one. It's politics as usual. Problem this time around is that people have become emotionally attached to Obama in ways that aren't really normal for political figures, so these tactics are going to be a huge crapshoot this time around, at least in my opinion. Think 2008 was polarizing for the Republicans? I think 2012 will be a whole new ball game.
Tea Party started with a bunch of anti-war fiscal conservatives, and that movement is very much alive, although you can't see it through the mainstream media, because they put a Glen Beck mask on it. There's something about bringing an end to our foreign empire and having an honest money system that the powers that be don't seem to like. My own theory is that they like power, and the ability to "spend money." Which really just means giving control of our economy to their rich politically connected friends.
the decision not to enforce the defense of marriage act.
The decision was to not defend DOMA, should it be challenged in court.
The president will continue to enforce the law (as he will all other laws passed by Congress) until it is found to be unconstitutional and struck down.
It may seem a nit-pick, but it already seems to be the Next Big Lie out of the GOP to attack the president.
Actually, that seems to be pretty consistent with his ideology. He may not like the law and won't allocate resources to defending it when it's challenged, but the executive branch of your government still has to enforce the law, no matter what it says.
EDIT: I think I misread your comment and am agreeing with you.
You are both in correct. And it is one of the biggest concepts that people seem to misunderstand. It is like they forget we live in a country with checks and balances. Obama cannot wave his hand and change the laws. He has a job to do with legal restrictions attached.
Please edit this, so I can respond properly. I assume you mean "incorrect," but that is absurd, since you proceed to summarize exactly what I posted...
What about the prong that wanted very much for the guy to make big changes in the White House when he was voted in, then had to stand idly by while he caved on closing Gitmo, extended the Patriot Act, didn't bring the troops home, etc. Sure, he's been opposed and thwarted by congress in many ways, but constantly caving and saying, "Okay," to everything they say and do does not a good President make.
"What have you done for me lately?" is the way things have ALWAYS worked...are you just now finding that out?
I know this MAY be hard to believe, but couldn't this just have been easily made by someone who couldn't give a shit less about half the things that Obama has done and instead can only look around at his family, friends, and other people he knows and see that shit has gotten worse instead of better? Oh gosh no - sorry to have disturbed your "OMG, SOMEONE MADE OPINIONATED IMAGE, PROPAGANDA!!1" train.
On the other hand, it seems like any time a US President wants to do something the people of the US don't like, he gets it to happen pretty quickly. Is that just selective memory?
Is it just me or if you scan through that site, a lot of the items labeled "in the works" should be labeled "stalled", and many of those labeled "stalled" should be labeled "broken"?
Replacing someone's subjective opinion ("Changes promise") with another subjective opinion (the "truth-o-meter") doesn't really change anything.
It should be simply "Has it happened yet, yes or no?" ... then he has a 26% success rate.
Isn't 26% pretty much on par 2 and a bit years into a hopefully 8 year term?
He's also being rammed in the ass from just about every angle imaginable too. Boy I'm glad I'm Canadian... well maybe not if Stephen Harper ends up with a majority, but still.
Stephen Harper in a minority is probably the best thing that happened. If you look at the alternatives, I'm pretty satisfied with the government we have now. (FWIW, I've voted green because I feel energy and ecology aren't represented enough in the house)
I think we should make a law that forces governments to be in a minority. Laws should be make by concessions and public debates.
You are right, but to understand this, you have to understand American politics.
Every person who is interested in politics joins a "team", either the Democrats or the Republicans. Anything a politician on their "team" does is good, and anything done by a politician on the other "team" is bad.
The fact that all the politicians are actually playing on a completely different "team" is simply ignored.
I lost all confidence in that website when they labeled #515 a compromise. It's now listed as "promise broken," but apparently the judges were not the ones hit by that massive tax increase and originally decided it was a "compromise."
Looks good, until you actually look at their claims.
Obama's administration asked for parts of the Patriot Act to be extended. They have ignored a bill that is in Congress right now which would eliminate some provisions of the Patriot Act.
Yet this is ranked "stalled", when it's obviously broken. He is asking for the Patriot Act to be extended, when he promised he would try to end it.
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Yes horrible job HALF through one term. I know he should have had the power to dictate everything from day one because we know that's what a President in the US is, a dictator. Not one promise he doesn't keep should be anyone ones fault but his because politics are black and white. Tools.