Mike Jones
Beach Fanatic
I am only "bashing" Obama because for any hard working American he has been totally inept and ineffective. Believe what you want, but all actual facts concerning our present state as a nation bear this out.
He didn't cause all of our problems. Neither should you expect things to be better under any president in the current situation. DC is gridlocked. Corporations and lack of campaign finance reform has us in a ridiculous situation.
Also I think he's had to concentrate pretty hard not wanting to mess up being the first black president. I'd bet he's had more death threats and maybe attempts than all the presidents before him combined. It's got to be a lot of pressure when viewed through the lens of history.
Before he took the oath I knew that he was a facing an impossible situation with the economy and wartime considerations. I give him his due that he's been able to keep it together and make actual progress in the face of a do-nothing congress and impossible partisanship.