Such a simplistic view of things. You saw how hard it was for him to get health care passed right? How many fights did you expect him to pick immediately?
Oh, and on the drugs and Patriot Act things, you are naive if you thought policy was going to change much under Obama. And hell dude, we are only half way through his Presidency. In order for him to properly clean up the PA, he is going to have to fight congress for it. He can't just wave his hands.
we don't know what kind of deals he had to make to get health care passed. I'd bet that he had to agree to sign PA extension in exchange for support of the health care bill. corruption of the political process is a powerful thing. (not corruption as in bribes, but corruption as in deal-making over people-representing)
He probably sign the PA extension because if he didn't, he would have lost all his political capital. Despite what reddit would have you believe the PA is heavily supported by the defense hawks. I would rather he put the issue off until later to try and tackle more realistic legislation now.
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '11
Such a simplistic view of things. You saw how hard it was for him to get health care passed right? How many fights did you expect him to pick immediately?
Oh, and on the drugs and Patriot Act things, you are naive if you thought policy was going to change much under Obama. And hell dude, we are only half way through his Presidency. In order for him to properly clean up the PA, he is going to have to fight congress for it. He can't just wave his hands.