Go ahead and flame me -- I never expected Obama to work miracles [View All]

[LuckyTheDog]

Obama has been more successful than I expected. I am amazed that anyone who was paying attention in 2008 expected him to be less of a centrist than he has been. And so far, the amount of change Obama has delivered has exceeded my expectations for this point in his presidency.

The Obama presidency is -- if it is to achieve its potential -- going to be an eight-year project. He'll get only four years if the base decides to be pissed off enough to hand the country back to the GOP. If the base decides to stay home this November, two of those four years will be spent bogged down in gridlock and, more than likely, a partisan attempt at impeachment.

Did anyone think reform and change were going to be quick and easy? Folks, THIS is our chance. If we blow it, we'll could be in the political wilderness for the next 10-12 years -- or worse. The teabaggers could get the keys to the castle and with them, the chance to really screw things up. If they screw thing up badly enough, our very republic could be at risk, which could mean something far, far worse than any of us want to imagine.

That's just my opinion. Like I said, flame away. But I am worried about what could happen if Obama fails -- that is, if we LET him fail. I am very, very worried.