Reply #422: well said berni- i agree with the your basic critique [View All]

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that some DU'ers are acting like Obama was Kucinich in their minds, and he never was. As soon as he did something that wasn't progressive enough- they jumped all over him for breaking promises he never made.

and that many have unrealistic expectations of what the president can do within a broken system within 10 months after inheriting a financial and real estate collapse and two mismanaged budget ballooning wars.

he's trying to fix it. that will take time. Note the aversion of another great depression, the passing of a stimulus bill, cutting taxes for the middle class, the economy returning to growth, the real estate market stabilizing, the kicking lobbyists off advisory panels, the return of US influence in world politics, historic health care legislation that no other president has been able to get this close to passing, and may actually pass a divided and corporate compromised congress, the appointment of a solidly progressive and brilliant jurist on the supreme court, the move toward ending torture/rendition and closing Guantanamo. There are many other positive steps that don't seem to get much play here.

now you can take that list of accomplishment and complain about the specifics, but it's not fair given what he has on his plate and the opposition he faces to complain about how long it's taking, and you can't reasonably deny that he hasn't strayed far from his campaign platform, and the trend toward a more fair, just, and healthy governance, especially in comparison to his predecessor.