Reply #106: You DO realise that you were voting for a president and NOT a messiah, yes? [View All]

[Spider Jerusalem]

Cutting losses in Afghanistan and just fucking off out of it = broadcasting a visible sign of weakness. It's called Realpolitik.

Working with conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans in order to achieve some legislative goals? Necessary given the make-up of the House and Senate. The President is not an absolute monarch and does not rule by decree. To get things done without an absolute veto-proof majority in both houses of Congress means brokering deals and making concessions. Again, it's called politics.

I'm not sure exactly what makes you think that allowing major financial institutions to fail on top of what's already been the worst financial crisis since 1929 would be a good idea, either. Apart from the fact that it would very probably make things a good deal WORSE.