Reply #218: I would say not [View All]

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The expectations of someone from the very far left would be modest for any Democratic President, but they'd still prefer it. Some of the expectations are just naive or ignorant.

Legit "disappointment" would not be dwelt on, since we need a Dem President and Congress at all times. R ones just hold up or reverse our supposed agenda. So why would we harp on it to the point where we are helping Rs?

Calling Obama things like "weak" is not expressing disappointment, it's being downright negative.

And some might term their disappointment a little better, like disappointment with the resistance of our system to change, disappointment that having the House and Senate was still not enough and that many Democrats are conservative Blue Dogs who were not that much help after all. Focusing it solely on the President the way it is usually done shows either an obsession with that one office and desire it be more powerful than it should be, or a bad faith desire to bring him down, to the aid of Republicans.